Empathy is lauded as an essential virtue for our time. It's meaning has mutated through the years, shifting across words like kindness, compassion, peace, and goodwill.

It's central to a thriving and peaceful community, but what is the darker side of empathy and what are its limits? In what ways do humans act cruelly because of empathy or use it to guide disastrous public policy?

Can empathy actually be toxic to culture?

This list was origniated by Erraticus, an online publication focused on human flourishing.