Empathy, Art & the Revolution of Human Relationships: Roman Krznaric

Drawing on his international bestseller Empathy: Why It Matters, and How to Get It, social philosopher Roman Krznaric reveals how empathy cannot only enrich personal life, but also helps create social change. Empathy, he argues, has the power to transform personal and political relationships. Krznaric explores how art and culture helps us expand our empathic imaginations, focusing on subjects as varied as ancient Greek theater and Renaissance painting to the history of cinema and participatory artworks such as the Empathy Museum. He explores empathy through the lens of neuroscience and industrial design and its role in eroding conflicts in the Middle East and beyond. Book signing to follow.

This talk is part of the ongoing work of Mia’s Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts.

Roman Krznaric is a social philosopher and author of several books on the power of empathy. He is the founder of the world’s first Empathy Museum and of the digital Empathy Library, and was also a founding faculty member of the global emotional intelligence organization the School of Life.

This lecture is sponsored by the Mark and Mary Goff Fiterman Lecture Fund. Major support for the Center for Empathy and the Visual Arts at Mia provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Free, tickets required; tickets available September 14.