Institute of Art and Ideas(@IAI_TV):Is empathy a moral failing? Paul Bloom's Against Empathy made the case that our instinct to feel with others leads us astray. Others, like Elon Musk, agree. But Gigla Gonashvili pushes back, arguing that what looks like a weakness is actually our most essential moral foundation. Gonashvili is a philosopher of lived experience and author of Intermittent Time: The Problem of Identity in Husserl and Proust. Tap here to read his full article.

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2026.11.01 12:00

Is empathy a moral failing? Paul Bloom's Against Empathy made the case that our instinct to feel with others leads us astray. Others, like Elon Musk, agree. But Gigla Gonashvili pushes back, arguing that what looks like a weakness is actually our most essential moral foundation. Gonashvili is a philosopher of lived experience and author of Intermittent Time: The Problem of Identity in Husserl and Proust. Tap here to read his full article.