Altruism : the power of compassion to change yourself and the world / Matthieu Ricard ; translated by Charlotte Mandell and Sam Gordon.
Contributor(s): Mandell, Charlotte [translator.]
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TextLanguage: English Original language: French Publisher: New York, New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2015Publisher: London : Atlantic Books, 1988Edition: First North American editionDescription: ix, 849 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780316208246; 0316208248; 0857896989; 9780857896988; 0857896997; 9780857896995Uniform titles: Plaidoyer pour l'altruisme. English Subject(s): Altruism | Compassion | Empathy | Altruism | Empathy | Altruism | Compassion | Empathy | Altruism | Godhet | | | | | DDC classification: 171.8 LOC classification: BF637.H4 | R5313 2015| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 701-849) and index.
What is altruism? -- The nature of altruism -- Extending altruism -- What is empathy -- From empathy to compassion in a neuroscience laboratory -- Love, supreme emotion -- The accomplishment of a twofold benefit, our own and others' -- Self-interested altruism and generalized reciprocity -- Selfless altruism -- The banality of good -- Altruistic heroism -- Unconditional altruism -- Beyond imitations, true altruism : an experimental investigation -- The philosophical arguments against universal selfishness -- The emergence of altruism -- Altruism in theories of evolution -- Maternal love, foundation for extended altruism? -- The evolution of cultures -- Altruistic behavior among animals -- Altruism among children -- Prosocial behavior -- Cultivating altruism -- Can we change? -- Training the mind : what the cognitive sciences have to say -- How to cultivate altruism : meditations on altruistic love, compassion, joy, and impartiality -- Contrary forces -- Egocentrism and crystallization of the ego -- The spread of individualism and narcissism -- The champions of selfishness -- Having hatred or compassion for yourself -- The shortfall of empathy -- At the origin of violence : devaluing the other -- The natural repugnance to kill -- Dehumanizing the other : massacres and genocides -- Has war always existed? -- The decline of violence -- The instrumentalization of animals : a moral aberration -- Backfire : effects of the meat industry on poverty, environment, and health -- Institutionalized selfishness -- Building a more altruistic society -- The virtues of cooperation -- An enlightened education -- Fighting inequality -- Toward a caring economy -- Voluntary, joyous simplicity -- Altruism for the sake of future generations -- Sustainable harmony -- Local commitment, global responsibility : daring altruism.
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Translation of: Plaidoyer pour l'altruisme.
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