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Visions of Compassion: Western Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature
Richard J. Davidson and Anne Harrington
Abstract
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 dialogues as well as engaging chapters exploring points of difference and overlap between the two perspectives.
Keywords: Western behavioral science, cross-cultural, Tibetan Buddhist celebration, altruism, empathy, compassion
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2002 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195130430 |
| Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: March 2012 | DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130430.001.0001 |
