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However, throughout history the definition of Empathy has evolved within the field of psychology. After being first used aesthetically, Empathy translated into “a feeling we experience when we project ourselves into the kind of life aesthetic objects have”, according to psychologist Theodor Lipps .In the same state of mind philosopher and psychologist Wilhelm Worringer defined Empathy as “a state involving identification with, and distance from, the aesthetic object”. In the late 1800’s, German philosopher Wilhelm Dilthey developed Empathy to not just feeling, but also to a mental state. While its definition and reasoning has evolved, the essence of Empathy is comprehending or feeling what someone else is enduring by reliving or putting oneself in the same venerable and hardship as the other person; nevertheless, it is commonly confused with sympathy- “where one’s identity is totally preserved in feeling with another or for another person.” as defined by David Hume.