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Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature Hardcover - 2001 - 1st Edition

by Richard J. Davidson (Editor); Anne Harrington (Editor)


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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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On the first southern slopes of the Himalayas, where the monsoon-soaked forest thins to shrub and meadow and rolling mist, a scattering of stone huts recedes up the mountain.

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  • Title Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
  • Author Richard J. Davidson (Editor); Anne Harrington (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford
  • Date 2001-12-06
  • ISBN 9780195130430 / 019513043X
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.4 x 6.28 x 0.99 in (23.88 x 15.95 x 2.51 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Buddhist
  • Library of Congress subjects Empathy, Compassion - Religious aspects - Buddhism
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001021078
  • Dewey Decimal Code 294.337

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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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