TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davidson,Richard J.
AU  - Harrington,Anne
TI  - Visions of compassion: Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature 
SN  - 019513043X
AV  - BQ7805 .V57 2002
U1  - 294.3/375 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Meditation
KW  - Buddhism
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Physiological aspects
KW  - Compassion
KW  - Religious aspects
KW  - Altruism
KW  - Empathy
KW  - China
KW  - Tibet Autonomous Region
KW  - Boeddhisme
KW  - gtt
KW  - Medelijden
KW  - Menselijke natuur
KW  - Meditatie
KW  - Empathie
KW  - Altruïsme
KW  - Cross-Cultural Comparison
KW  - Human Characteristics
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - (Publisher-supplied data) 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
ER  -