The World Economic Forum returns to the Swiss Alps tomorrow, January 19, launching its 56th annual meeting under the theme "A Spirit of Dialogue." Until January 23, the idyllic alpine town of Davos will once again find itself at the center of global politics, economics, and diplomacy, as a record 3,000 political, business, and civil society leaders are expected to gather to debate the world's most pressing challenges.
In previous posts, I argued that empathy, expressed in different ways-as feelings of compassion, an abhorrence of cruelty, and a wider circle of concern-is the core of a liberal worldview and a liberal political philosophy. I added, however, several important caveats: Liberals are not always empathic, conservatives are not always callous, and policies animated by empathy are not always wise.
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