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

Williams James and Vilas Research Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry Richard J Davidson; Dr Anne Harrington
Oxford University Press, USA
 9780195130430
0-19-513043-X

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.

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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.