This is quite a good split between the rather ambitious concepts of empathy, but I rather feel that &quot;real&quot; empathy is more than just cognitive empathy. If the other person&#x27;s hurt does not hurt you then it is being faked.<p>One thing that can always make me feel real empathy with a complete stranger is sunburn. I am not sure why this is (I don&#x27;t feel the same way about broken bones for example despite having had them myself), but everytime I see someone badly sunburnt I really feel it as though it was me that was burnt.