You beat me to it. I’ll add that there is a difference between “reading social cues and inferring probable mental states of others in real time and responding appropriately” and “caring about the situation of others”, even though the word empathy is used for both concepts. (Many people are essentially unable to distinguish the two concepts, so closely do they associate them.)
You beat me to it. I’ll add that there is a difference between “reading social cues and inferring probable mental states of others in real time and responding appropriately” and “caring about the situation of others”, even though the word empathy is used for both concepts. (Many people are essentially unable to distinguish the two concepts, so closely do they associate them.)