Building Bridges across Species: Empathy, Prosociality, and Ecosocial Education
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| Title: | Building Bridges across Species: Empathy, Prosociality, and Ecosocial Education |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Sami Keto (ORCID |
| Source: | Environmental Education Research. 2026 32(1):124-148. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 25 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Empathy, Prosocial Behavior, Animals, Animal Behavior, Plants (Botany), Interaction, Ecology, Relationship |
| DOI: | 10.1080/13504622.2025.2538771 |
| ISSN: | 1350-4622 1469-5871 |
| Abstract: | Empathy, the ability to recognize and resonate with the experiences of others, is essential for prosocial behaviors and moral agency. It's an evolved ability, which can also be cultivated through education. Empathy is a strong predictor of pro-environmental attitudes and action, indicating its role in multispecies prosociality. In this theoretical article, I focus on the interspecies and epistemic dimensions of empathy. Founded on Edith Stein's phenomenological understanding and recent socio-neurological research of empathy, I categorize empathy into two layers: perceptual and imaginative empathy. These layers have advantages and limitations in terms of multispecies prosociality. Finally, I address the role of empathy across species in ecosocial education and suggest potential pedagogical methods to cultivate interspecies empathy and multispecies prosociality. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1503157 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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