Is empathy a core strength? Here’s what philosophy says

Epictetus’s and Nietzsche’s worries about pity or compassion carry over to empathy.

In an interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, billionaire and Trump megadonor Elon Musk offered his thoughts about what motivates political progressives to support immigration. In his view, the culprit was empathy, which he called “the fundamental weakness of Western civilization.”