PART A: Which of the following best describes Brooks' central claim in the text? Empathy provides people with the emotional capacity to care for those who are suffering and drives them to help others. While empathy encourages caring feelings towards others, it alone does not drive people to act on their feelings in the same way as a sense of responsibility. Feeling empathy for others is a self-serving emotion as it provides people with the sense that they are good even when they ignore suffering. It is best notyto feel empathy for others, as people tend to take advantage of the sympathy they know they can inspire in empathetic people.