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GUEST SYMPOSIUM: What are the limits of empathy with non-human life?

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Friday 23 October 2026, 6pm - 8pm

Bookable Room One

What exactly does it mean to empathise with another?

Is it different to understanding them, sympathising with them, or putting yourself in their shoes?

what are the conditions that make empathy with another possible?

And are there limits to empathy? can I empathise with mammals, birds, nsects? With plants? With bacterid?

Nith machines or Al robots:

Is there scientific or ethical significance to extending empathy and recognising limits to empathy?

We will discuss these issues together, taking up various examples and considering the important of empathu beyond the human..

Come along to discuss what it means to empathise with another being. This symposium is being led by UEA’s own Tom Greaves. We can’t wait to see you all!