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The article explores philosopher Carlo Rovelli's insights on empathy and the limits of understanding another person's experiences, questioning the nature of consciousness and connection.
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Carlo Rovelli: Can we know how it feels to be someone else?
New Statesman (United Kingdom) | Oct 17, 2026
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Claiming we cannot know others' experiences is a counsel of despair that undermines the basis for moral responsibility and social solidarity.
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Cultural narratives can shape our understanding of others' feelings, making the exploration of empathy both complex and vital.
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Literature and art succeed precisely because they bridge the gap between private experience and shared understanding, even if perfect knowledge remains impossible.
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The belief that we can never know how it feels to be someone else should not prevent us from building ethical systems that take others' suffering seriously.
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Physics and neuroscience will eventually provide complete explanations of consciousness, making the idea of unknowable subjective experience obsolete.
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The hard problem of consciousness proves that subjective experience will always resist physical or scientific reduction.
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Physics cannot answer the question of consciousness because subjective experience operates in a domain entirely separate from the material world.
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We can never fully know how it feels to be someone else due to the subjective nature of consciousness.
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The limitations of language hinder our ability to communicate and fully understand another person's emotional experience.
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Practicing empathy through active listening can enhance our understanding of how others feel, even if imperfectly.
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