Lou Agosta, Ph.D. teaches empathy in systems and the history of psychology at the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University. He is the author of numerous articles on empathy in human relations, aesthetics, altruism, and film. He is a psychotherapist in private practice in Chicago, IL, USA. See www.aRumorOfEmpathy.com

Empathy is an essential component of the psychoanalyst's ability to listen and treat their patients. It is key to the achievement of therapeutic understanding and change. A Rumour of Empathy explores the psychodynamic resistances to empathy, from the analyst themselves, the patient, from wider culture, and seeks to explore those factors which represent resistance to empathic engagement, and to show how these can be overcome in the psychoanalytic context.

Dedication. Acknowledgements. Disclaimer. List of Figures. Preface. Introduction: Basic Distinctions. Empathy and Its Resistances. A Rumor of Empathy. Plato Not Prozac! Treatment of Domestic Violence. Regerences. Index