tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post1774062131913498287..comments2024-03-27T20:37:09.185-05:00Comments on Alexander Pruss's Blog: Proper empathyAlexander R Prusshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-1213014839293774922021-07-15T10:50:46.805-05:002021-07-15T10:50:46.805-05:00Cool! I haven't read Adam Smith.Cool! I haven't read Adam Smith.Alexander R Prusshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05989277655934827117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3891434218564545511.post-27483842804561503032021-07-15T10:31:31.039-05:002021-07-15T10:31:31.039-05:00Adam Smith deals with each of these types of cases...Adam Smith deals with each of these types of cases in the very first couple chapters of TMS. <br /><br />Concerning the case of ignorance, our feelings do not mirror “the person principally concerned” but reflect what we feel when we imagine ourselves into the same situation. <br /><br />Concerning the case of vice, he thinks that our feelings of sympathy are almost the same thing as sharing a like opinion. So if I were to share Bob’s joy at the broken leg of the opposing team’s player, that would typically amount to agreeing with Bob about some morally significant judgments. But Smith thinks that opinions aren’t as fickle as feelings. If my friend tells me that she has received some wonderful news on a day when I happen to be feeling especially depressed, I might not be able to share in her joy, but I can still imagine what I would be feeling if I were not suffering from this depression. And I will make the corresponding judgments about the matter. SMatthewStoltehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06632670946997680263noreply@blogger.com