Knowing Another from a Dynamic Systems Point of View: the Need for a Multimodal Concept of EmpathyFootnote

This paper is dedicated to the memory of Paul Russell, M.D. The author also wishes to thank Steven Cooper, Ph.D.; Guillemette Caron-Simmers, L.I.C.S.W.; Lisa Rubinstein, M.D.; and Robert Waldinger, M.D., for reading earlier versions of this paper.

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