Exploring Entangled Empathy Ft. Lori Gruen Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to hear an ecofeminist philosopher explain why we should think in terms of “Entangled Empathy” for non-humans as opposed to "animal rights.” Lori Gruen is the William Griffin Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University and a leading voice in the multidisciplinary field of critical animal studies. She is also the founder of "The Last 1,000,” an initiative that documents how the last batch of chimpanzees who were used in biomedical and behavioural research are being retired. In this episode, she discusses how animals empathize with other animals (and humans!), and what she’s learned about empathy by from working as a professor in the prison system. 00:00 Preview 00:29 Introduction 00:51 About Lori Gruen 03:31 Can animals empathise? 07:29 The empathic connection between animals and humans 10:37 What is entangled empathy? 14:26 How Lori’s values and care for the non-human world affect her daily decisions 18:36 The Last 1000 Chimps 25:50 Abstract empathy across mass communities 27:35 Cages or no cages? 31:39 Lori’s work with the incarcerated 37:25 Developing emotional literacy in prison spaces 41:50 Strategies for becoming more conscious and evolved souls 47:22 Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory 52:14 Lori Gruen’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com ✩ Buy a copy of Purposeful Empathy http://tiny.cc/PurposefulEmpathyCA ✩ LinkedIn anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast Show Notes Entangled empathy Animal Crisis: A New Critical Theory Last 1000 chimps