Riana Betzler Ph.D.

About

Riana Betzler, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of philosophy at San José State University, and a Public Voices Fellow with The OpEd Project.

Recent Posts

Can Empathy Heal Democracy?

By listening with empathy, we risk changing our minds and our hearts. This is empathy's greatest danger and its most powerful strength.

Empathy in a Time of War

Can empathy survive a war? What do we do when empathy is lost? This article shows how cultivating deep empathy can help to foster understanding and reconciliation.