Visions of Compassion

Erscheinungsjahr 2001
ISBN: 978-0-19-513043-0
Verlag: Oxford University Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 581 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Davidson, Richard J.

Harrington, Anne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologische Theorie, Psychoanalyse Behaviourismus
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein Soziobiologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Indische & Asiatische Philosophie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Buddhismus Tibetischer Buddhismus

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Part 1: Historical and Philosophical Background

- 1: Zara Houshmound et al.: Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific Research

- 2: Anne Harrington: A Science of Compassion or a Compassionate Science? What Do We Expect from a Cross-Cultural Dialogue with Buddhism?

- 3: Georges Dreyfus: Is Compassion an Emotion? A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Mental Typologies

- 4: Elliott Sober: Kindness and Cruelty in Evolution

- 5: His Holiness the Dalai Lama: Understanding Our Fundamental Nature

- Dialogues, Part 1: Fundamental Questions

- Part 2: Social, Behavioral, and Biological Explorations of Altruism, Compassion, and Related Constructs

- 6: Richard Davidson: Toward a Biology of Positive Affect and Compassion

- 7: Nancy Eisenberg: Empathy-Related Emotional Responses, Altruism, and Their Socialization

- 8: Ervin Staub: Emergency Helping, Genocidal Violence, and the Evolution of Responsibility and Altruism

- 9: Robert H. Frank: Altruism in Competitive Environments

- Dialogues, Part 2: Pragmatic Extensions and Applications

- About the Mind and Life Institute

Über Autor(innen)

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.