Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature by Davidson, Richard J.

Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780195130430)

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Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature by Davidson, Richard J.

Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature

$110.00
Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature by Davidson, Richard J.

Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature

$110.00
Format: Hardcover
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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.

Author: Richard J. Davidson
ISBN-10: 019513043X
ISBN-13: 9780195130430
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Published: 12/06/2001
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 9.40h x 6.28w x 0.99d
By Richard J. Davidson
By Richard J. Davidson
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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.

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