The Empathy Issue

By Michael Harnois | Published: 30 May 2009

It is incoherent to say that a judge should base an opinion on reason and not emotion because emotions are an inherent part of decision-making. Emotions are the processes we use to assign value to different possibilities.

via Op-Ed Columnist - The Empathy Issue - NYTimes.com.

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