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"I have recommended the technique of "acting as if"; that is, of acting as if a psychological attitude existed in us, instead of the contrary one. Some are shocked at the use of this method because they consider it hypocritical; they say in effect: i "If I am angry and harbor resentment(...)

“I have recommended the technique of “acting as if”; that is, of acting as if a psychological attitude existed in us, instead of the contrary one. Some are shocked at the use of this method because they consider it hypocritical; they say in effect: i “If I am angry and harbor resentment(...)

“I have recommended the technique of “acting as if”; that is, of acting as if a psychological attitude existed in us, instead of the contrary one. Some are shocked at the use of this method because they consider it hypocritical; they say in effect: i “If I am angry and harbor resentment(...)

Empathy. “Regardless of one's intellectual understanding, genuine existential understanding is not possible without empathy, i.e., the projection of one's consciousness into that of another being. Its development and use demand an attitude of impersonality and selfforgetfulness; it can be(...)