empathy

Japanese: empathy
empathy

...When we come face to face with other people, artwork, or nature, we project our own emotions onto these objects, and experience these emotions as if they belong to the object. This is a translation of the German word Einfühlung, but in English-speaking countries this psychological term has been translated as empathy and has taken on a unique form. How does the experience of touching someone's heart through what we see come about?

*Some terminology explanations that mention "empathy" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…他人や芸術作品や自然と向かいあうとき,これら対象に自分自身の感情を投射し,しかも,この感情を対象に属するものとして体験する作用をいう。ドイツ語Einfühlungの訳語であるが,この心理学用語は英語圏ではempathy(共感)と訳されて定着し,独自の展開をみせている。目に見るものを通じてその心に触れるという体験はどのようにして成立するのか。…

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