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Visions of compassion : Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature / edited by Richard J. Davidson & Anne Harrington.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Meditation--Buddhism--Psychology.
- Meditation.
- Meditation--Buddhism--Physiological aspects.
- Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism.
- Compassion.
- Altruism.
- Empathy.
- Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Buddhism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (276 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book examines how Western behavioral science--which has generally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holds up to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the Tibetan Buddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism, empathy, and compassion. Resulting from a meeting between the Dalai Lama, leading Western scholars, and a group of Tibetan monks, this volume includes excerpts from these extraordinary dialogues as well as engaging essays exploring points of difference and overlap between the two perspectives.
- Contents:
- Contents; Contributors; PART I: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL BACKGROUND; 1. Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific Research; 2. A Science of Compassion or a Compassionate Science? What Do We Expect from a Cross-Cultural Dialogue with Buddhism?; 3. Is Compassion an Emotion? A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Mental Typologies; 4. Kindness and Cruelty in Evolution; 5. Understanding Our Fundamental Nature; Dialogues, Part I: Fundamental Questions; PART II: SOCIAL, BEHAVIORAL, AND BIOLOGICAL EXPLORATIONS OF ALTRUISM, COMPASSION, AND RELATED CONSTRUCTS
- 6. Toward a Biology of Positive Affect and Compassion7. Empathy-Related Emotional Responses, Altruism, and Their Socialization; 8. Emergency Helping, Genocidal Violence, and the Evolution of Responsibility and Altruism in Children; 9. Altruism in Competitive Environments; Dialogues, Part II: Pragmatic Extensions and Applications; Appendix: About the Mind and Life Institute; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-028480-3
- 1-60256-663-1
- 1-280-47250-2
- 0-19-530220-6
- 0-19-534405-7
- OCLC:
- 821691106
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