Australian feminist philosopher Kate Manne memorably coined the term "himpathy" to describe what happens when a man commits a crime against a woman and finds himself the object of disproportionate sympathy. But as useful as this description is, the psychological mechanism behind himpathy remains unexplored in Manne's account. To remedy this, we're turning this week to Catharine Macaulay, a fascinating late 18th century English philosopher whose work on sympathy provides some valuable psychological insights.Guest: <a href="https://elenakgordon.wixsite.com/elena-gordon">Elena Gordon</a>, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at University College DublinProducer: David Rutledge<a href="https://jmphil.org/article/id/2553/">Catharine Macaulay on cultivating our sympathetic potential</a> - Elena Gordon in Journal of Modern Philosophy Volume 7 (2025)About <a href="https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/catharine-macaulay/">Catharine Macaulay</a>*The 2026 Alan Saunders Lecture* - Alexandre Lefebvre on 'The return of the moral state: philosophy and the good life', Thursday September 24 at 6.30 pmRegister on the <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/2026-alan-saunders-lecture">2026 Alan Saunders Lecture</a> event page, registrations close on September 17

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