On Thinking and Empathy

Arendt comments that thinking is what allows imagination, which in turn is what allows people to see the world and their actions from the view of another person or people. This, in turn, develops the conscience, which is stimulate by the sort of two-in-one dialogue people have within themselves when they stop and think. When they do this sort of internal dialogue, they in turn develop their empathy, or their capacity to understand how others feel. By imagining how their actions will affect the world around them through thinking, they in turn begin to understand how to act, which in turn creates an empathy with the people around them.