To empathise or not to empathise? Empathy and its limits in design
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In several cases, empathy looks more like a design ideology rather than a principle that is applicable under different circumstances.
“In several cases, empathy looks more like a design ideology rather than a principle that is applicable under different circumstances [32].”
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- Authors
- Heylighen, A., & Dong, A.
- Affiliations
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Heylighen, Ann
- Venue
- Design Studies
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2019-11
- Volume
- 65
- Pages
- 107-124
- ISSN
- 0142-694X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2991526640
- Cited by
- 121
- References
- 60
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 30 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 5
- FWCI
- 5.34
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- lirias.kuleuven.be
- Licence
- Locations
- Design Studies (publishedVersion)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Funders
- KU Leuven
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Design Education and Practice
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Innovative Human-Technology Interaction
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
- Keywords
- empathy, design ethics, embodiment, design ideology, design values, user experience, design philosophy, cognitive science, design education, design practice
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