Just for starters, here is my paper,
Respect and Empathy as Method in the Social Science Writings of Michael Polanyi
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1150941
Social science hasn't produced much in depth research, in my view. Mostly a lot of trivia and superficial findings. One reason is the methodological anarchy and confusion in the field. Polanyi offers empathy as not just 'a' method, but THE method for social science.
Anyone interested in exploring this notion?
I also have a new book on this, The Human Birth Defect. It demonstrates the uses of empathy for understanding the distant past, as well as the immediate present.
William J. Kelleher, Ph.D.
Comments (2)
yukrla said
at 8:44 am on Oct 8, 2012
I would be very interested in exploring this method. In addition, I work on sensuous methodologies and empathy/instinct and humanity are the founding pillars of them.
SheriO said
at 3:14 pm on Oct 8, 2012
Hi, as I want to study the meta-cognitive self-directing assessment practices of doctoral students, toward creating an instrument to aid doctoral students to achieve and navigate toward their outcome, I think empathy as a social science method might really align well. Trust is an enormous value at stake at both sides of the doctoral research project relationship. Maybe in using empathy as a research methodology, I will be able to understand trust better.
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