Mimpathy (German:Nachfühlen, literally "after experience") is aphilosophical concept related toempathy andsympathy. InDagobert D. Runes' 1942Dictionary of Philosophy, contributor Herman Hausheer defines mimpathy as the sharing of another's feelings on a matter, without necessarily experiencing feelings of sympathy.[1]
PhilosopherMax Scheler describes mimpathy, or "emotional imitation", as the basis for sympathy, but of no help in understanding another person in and of itself. Scheler identifies four types of sympathy:
Academic Karen E. Smythe, in analyzing the fiction ofMavis Gallant, described mimpathy as a combination ofmimesis andempathy, an acting out of "self-dramas" as a means of interpreting the suffering of literary characters.[3]
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