The concept of empathic listening has become a powerful force in interpersonal literature. However, the axiomatic commonness of the empathie premise has generated little critical examination of its presuppositions. This essay offers a critique of some basic empathie assumptions and suggests a direction for further inquiry. This work also provides the foundation for a companion article, “Interpretive Listening: An Alternative to Empathy,”; by John Stewart.
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