Author: Dr. David Lowemann

Psychologists develop tool to assess narcissism in job candidates

Researchers developed a tool for job interviews to assess narcissistic grandiosity among potential job candidates. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a […]

Published on October 27, 2024

Compassion and prosocial behavior: response to Vaish and Grossmann

In their recent Letter in TiCS [1], Vaish and Grossmann offer some thoughtful comments on our recent article, ‘A pattern theory of compassion’ [2]. They argue that the distinction we draw between compassion and sympathy is not as sharp as the distinction between compassion and empathy, and neither is it supported by empirical evidence. They […]

Published on October 26, 2024

How sharp is the compassion–sympathy distinction?

Theorists and empiricists have long been concerned with the nature of empathy and its relatives, sympathy and compassion, which are all thought to have important roles in human (pro)sociality. Yet, the field continues to lack clear and distinct conceptualizations of these phenomena. In their recent thought-provoking article in TiCS [1], Gallagher et al. seek to […]

Published on October 26, 2024