We are told that empathy is always a virtue, that caring more is always better, and that the measure of a good person is how much they feel for others. But is it that simple? This lesson asks whether empathy can be taken too far: whether helping strangers can come at the expense of your own family or country, whether some generosity is really about the giver's guilt rather than the recipient's need, and whether a society that tries to care for everyone ends up unable to care for anyone properly. My full italki profile page: https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/8425021

By the end of this lesson you will have: 1. Expanded your vocabulary for discussing empathy and moral obligation. 2. Debated whether a society should be judged by how it treats its weakest members. 3. Argued whether some acts of generosity are driven by guilt rather than care. 4. Weighed competing moral duties: to your family, to your country, and to strangers. 5. Received written feedback on your language.