1: Introduction.- 2: The Disambiguation of 'Empathy': Affective and Cognitive Conceptions.- 3: A Conceptual and Empirical Sketch of Compassionate Empathy.- 4: The Paradox of Compassionate Empathy's Moral Worth.- 5: Compassionate Empathy, Moral Perception and Moral Conscience.- 6: Intermezzo on Moral Emotion Education: Imagination, Imitation and Re-appraisal.- 7: Compassionate Empathy in Professional and Practical Ethics Education.- List of references.