Visions of Compassion
Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
1st Edition
Published on 6. December 2001
276 pages
978-0-19-534405-9 (ISBN)
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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.
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Richard J. Davidson | Anne Harrington
Visions of Compassion
Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
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01/2002
Oxford University Press Inc
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Richard J. Davidson is Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin. He is co-author or editor of seven books and is a Core Member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mind-Body Interactions. Anne Harrington is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. She is the Associate Director of the Harvard University Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative and a Core Member of the MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Mind-Body Interactions.
Content
- Intro
- 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 Compassion
- 7. 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
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