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Visions of compassion : Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature

Title: Visions of compassion : Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature / edited by Richard J. Davidson & Anne Harrington.
Publication: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

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Description

xi, 263 p.; 24 cm.

Subjects

Altruism
Compassion > Religious aspects > Buddhism
Empathy
Meditation > Buddhism > Physiological aspects
Meditation > Buddhism > Psychology
Buddhism > China > Tibet Autonomous Region

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Pt. 1. Historical and philosophical background. Training the mind: first steps in a cross-cultural collaboration in neuroscientific research / Zara Houshmand ... [et al.] ; A science of compassion or a compassionate science? What do we expect from a cross-cultural dialogue with Buddhism? / Anne Harrington ; Is compassion an emotion? a cross-cultural exploration of mental typologies / Georges Dreyfus ; Kindness and cruelty in evolution / Elliott Sober ; Understanding our fundamental nature / His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; Dialogues, pt. 1: fundamental questions -- Pt. 2. Social, behavioral, and biological explorations of altruism, compassion, and related constructs. Toward a biology of positive affect and compassion / Richard J. Davidson ; Empathy-related emotional responses, altruism, and their socialization / Nancy Eisenberg ; Emergency helping, genocidal violence, and the evolution of responsibility and altruism in children / Ervin Staub ; Altruism in competitive environments / Robert H. Frank ; Dialogues, pt. 2. Pragmatic extensions and applications.

Call Number

*OZ 02-3242

ISBN

019513043X

LCCN

2001021078

OCLC

46314891

Title

Visions of compassion : Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature / edited by Richard J. Davidson & Anne Harrington.

Imprint

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Davidson, Richard J.

Harrington, Anne, 1960-

Research Call Number

*OZ 02-3242

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