Abstract
AbstractIn this chapter, the genesis of empathy as a word is briefly traced. In particular, it is the Theodor Lipps' work on the subject and his insistence on the imitative mechanism underlying the empathic phenomenon which is recalled. This analysis is preliminary to the examination of empathy as a concept, which will be offered in Chap.2.
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Springer Nature Switzerland
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