Richard J. Davidson / Anne Harrington (eds.)

Visions of Compassion

Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
Herausgeber: Davidson, Richard J; Harrington, Anne

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines how Western behavioral science--which hasgenerally focused on negative aspects of human nature--holdsup to cross-cultural scrutiny, in particular the TibetanBuddhist celebration of the human potential for altruism, empathy, and compassion. Resulting from a meeting betweenthe Dalai Lama, leading Western scholars, and a group ofTibetan monks, this volume includes excerpts from theseextraordinary dialogues as well as engaging essays exploringpoints of difference and overlap between the twoperspectives.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 553g
• ISBN-13: 9780195130430
• ISBN-10: 019513043X
• Artikelnr.: 22320585

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

* 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