ABSTRACT
This chapter presents three concrete examples of the use of empathy in historical knowledge and understanding. They demonstrate the difference in what the historian sees, knows, and understands based on the observational position he or she adopts, that of the external versus the empathic observer. They demonstrate that the historian needs to be aware of which observational position he or she is adopting. Finally, the examples demonstrate some of the complexities and problems that empathizing historians face, particularly how important and yet difficult it is for historians to be aware of their observational position at any given moment.
