(1)So in this post, I explained what Jung meant about Feeling being separate from emotion. I would think that empathy here would mean empathetic values, and even empathetic connection. I do think perhaps we might want to add the phrase "broadly construed" so we could speak of "empathy, broadly construed." The narrow definition would be what we traditionally think of as people drawn to the helping professions (especially SF) or idealistic causes (NF). Still, Jung advocated a non-rigid approach to his system (and indeed, PT is considered to be by Jungians his most systematic work) so I would think he would support a broader definition of empathy. He does seem to associate empathy with the process of introjection that can take many forms. So, what are some less common examples of empathy that you would associate with Feeling? E.g. besides just the usual accommodation, consensus, altruism and so forth?
(2)Should we distinguish between being emotional and being aware of emotions? I'm not sure about this. NFs seem to be more aware of their emotions than other types, but I've also met some SFs that seem to have a hard time recognizing or delving into negative emotions, often seeming to substitute them with positive, more socially acceptable ones. At the same time, I've known some NTs that can't deal with emotions at all, but I've known some NTs (particularly introverted NTs) that can access them as long as they don't get so intense that they would seriously derail them. (e.g. the "throwing oneself into work" phenomenon). Additionally, NT women that don't wind up in traditional NT roles (e.g. tech industry, or in heavily male-dominated NT academic fields) seem to have better access to them than NT men who got into typically male-dominated, NT fields at an early age. Thoughts?
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