What is the role of literature, film and other works of imagination in developing empathy?

Many of the things that surround us (man work) are capable of developing some kind of empathy in the way that we picture and imagine things. According to the dictionary of "skills you need" empathy is described as : "its simplest, awareness of the feelings and emotions of other people. It is a key element…

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