PDF Version. We may believe that empathy and compassion are uniquely human capabilities. Actually, they developed much earlier in evolutionary history. They have surprising evolutionary roots in animal biology and psychology. Empathy and compassion seem to exist in various nonhuman … Continue reading →

PDF Version Empathy and compassion appear to evolve as an early version of love in the evolutionary history of animals. However, these human abilities have surprising evolutionary roots in animal psychology. These capabilities evolved as a biological toolkit for survival … Continue reading →