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http://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3577| Title: | Significance of “Empathy” in social sciences |
| Other Titles: | SOCIAL TRENDS Vol. 7, 31 March 2020, p 168-180 |
| Authors: | Roy, Sinjini |
| Keywords: | Empathy Knowledge formation Fieldwork Cognition Social praxis Intersubjectivity |
| Issue Date: | 31-Mar-2020 |
| Publisher: | University of North Bengal |
| Abstract: | Connecting to others, knowing others, and collaborating with others for making society better driven by an endless empathy for others constitute the core of social life and the essence of social science knowledge. This paper explores the significance of empathy in conceptualizing everyday life in three ways: (1) as a method to fieldwork, (2) as a method to sociological knowledge, and (3) as a method to organize and live everyday life. The central argument of the paper is that a detached approach, bereft of empathy, to sociology and life is not only impracticable but also undesirable. |
| URI: | http://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/3577 |
| ISSN: | 2348-6538 |
| Appears in Collections: | Vol. 07 (March 2020) |
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