Power and care : towards balance for our common future - science, society, and spirituality / edited by Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard, with Kate Karius, and with contributions by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Singer, Tania, editor.

Ricard, Matthieu, editor.

Karius, Kate, contributor.

Bstan-Ê1/4dzin-rgya-mtsho, Dalai Lama XIV, 1935- contributor.

Christine Hikawa Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences).

Compassion.

Mind and body.

Spirituality.

Physical Description:

xvi, 204 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2018]

Contents:

I Perspectives from Ethology, Anthropology, and Ecology p. 1

His Holiness the Dalai Lama

1 The Power and Care of Primate Alpha Males p. 7 / Frans B. M. de Waal

2 The Transformative Power of Nurturing p. 15 / Sarah Blaffer Hrdy

3 We Depend on a Harmonious Planet to Support Humanity p. 29 / Johan Rockström

II Perspectives from Psychology, Endocrinology, and Neuroscience p. 47

4 Psychological Considerations of the Power Motive p. 49 / Alexandra M. Freund

5 The Biology of Care: Social Hormones in the Human Brain p. 55 / Markus Heinrichs

6 Perspectives from Contemplative Neuroscience on Power and Care: How to Train Care and Compassion p. 63 / Tania Singer

7 Using Compassion and Mindfulness to Balance the Impulses of Power and Care p. 75 / Richard Schwartz

Dialogue with the Presenters, the Moderator, and the Dalai Lama p. 79

III Perspectives from Spiritual and Religious Traditions p. 87

Opening to Part III p. 89

8 A Call from the Indigenous Peoples of the Earth p. 93 / Pauline Tangiora

9 A Life of Principled Compassion p. 97 / Matthieu Ricard

10 We All Carry within Us the Rays of Light p. 101 / Rabbi Awraham Soetendorp

11 To Listen and to Love without Requiring Reciprocity p. 105

Brother Thierry-Marie Courau, O.P.

12 Bringing Faith Forward p. 109 / Alaa Murabit

Dialogue with the Presenters, the Moderator, and the Dalai Lama p. 113

IV Perspectives from Economics and Society p. 117

13 Self-interest, Power, and Care p. 119 / Dennis J. Snower

14 Three Economic Stories p. 129 / Paul Collier

15 Valuing Women's Work p. 133 / Theo Sowa

16 Creating Change with Peacejam p. 139 / Jody Williams

Dialogue with the Presenters, the Moderator, and the Dalai Lama p. 143

V Personal Commitment and Global Responsibility p. 151

17 Art as a Driver for Social Change p. 153 / Olafur Eliasson

18 Finding a Way to Put an End to War p. 161 / Scilla Elworthy

19 Power and Care in Organizations p. 165 / Frederic Laloux

Dialogue with the Presenters, the Moderator, and the Dalai Lama p. 173.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.

ISBN:

9780262039529

0262039524

OCLC:

1089258057