Stephen T. Asma: “One of the more deeply engrained assumptions of Western liberalism is that we humans can indefinitely increase our capacity to care for others … But I’m rather doubtful. My incredulity, though, is not because people are hypocritical about their ideals or because they succumb to selfishness. The problem lies, instead, in a radical misunderstanding about the true wellsprings of ethical care, namely the emotions.”