An apparent error in the delivery of the ransom money to the kidnappers, seems to get the hostage, Pita, killed. Creasy continues following his leads bent upon revenge. He is led to a corrupt local police force and eventually on to those who masterminded the plot and the man who carried it out.
Empath redirects here. For other uses, see Empath (disambiguation). Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within the other person's frame of reference, i.e., the capacity to place oneself in another's position.
On Empathy and Apathy: Two Case Studies. By definition, empathy is the opposite of apathy. Empathy is defined as âthe ability to understand and share the feelings of anotherâ â within + feeling or inside + suffering. Apathy is defined as âa lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concernâ â not + feeling or without + suffering. I believe empathy and apathy exist on a spectrum.