Barbara Weber, Assistant Professor for Political Philosophy at the University of Regensburg, Germany; editor and author of several books in the field of political philosophy, phenomenology and philosophy of education.Eva Marsal, Full Professor for Philosophy at the University of Education, Karlsruhe, Germany; editor and author of several books in the field of play, the concept of "person", Nietzsche, qualitative research methods and philosophy of education.
Takara Dobashi, Full Professor for Philosophy and Pedagogy at the University of Hiroshima, Japan; editor and author of several books in the field of the humanitarian idea; philosophy and the idea of Bildung in German classicism; hermeneutics of learning; pedagogical theory and practice of lifelong learning.
Dr. Barbara Weber ist Vertretungsprofessorin für Methodenlehre der Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Regensburg.

This anthology explores the significance and role of empathy in the public sphere. It examines its capacity to foster trans-cultural solidarity and motivate political action in our ever increasingly multicultural political environment. On a more practical level the authors investigate if empathy can be taught or cultivated. And, if so, are literature and other forms of cultural representations the most effective and promising methods. The contributions analyze the potentials and the limitations of empathy within the political sphere from an interdisciplinary and intercultural perspective.