tha giác

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Definition

1. Noun (Philosophy):
   • Empathy: The intellectual or cognitive understanding of another person's feelings, thoughts, or experiences from their perspective. It emphasizes a more detached, conceptual comprehension rather than an emotional sharing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tha giác là một khái niệm quan trọng trong triết học phương Tây. (Empathy is an important concept in Western philosophy.)
  • Nhà nghiên cứu cố gắng đạt được tha giác với đối tượng nghiên cứu của mình. (The researcher strives to achieve empathy with his research subject.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in academic, psychological, or philosophical contexts to discuss theories of mind, understanding, and intersubjectivity.

Variants and Related Words

• Đồng cảm (n): Often translated as "sympathy" or "emotional empathy," it typically implies a stronger element of shared feeling or compassion compared to the more cognitive "tha giác."

Synonyms

• Cognitive empathy: Understanding another's perspective intellectually.
• Perspective-taking: The act of consciously adopting another's point of view.

Notes on Usage

• "Tha giác" is a specialized, formal term. In everyday Vietnamese, the more common word for empathy or sympathy is "đồng cảm." The use of "tha giác" almost always signals a technical or philosophical discussion.