TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ricard,Matthieu
AU  - Mandell,Charlotte
AU  - Gordon,Sam
TI  - Altruism: the power of compassion to change yourself and the world 
SN  - 9780316208246
AV  - BF637.H4 R5313 2015
U1  - 171.8 23
PY  - 2015///
CY  - New York, New York
PB  - Little, Brown and Company
KW  - Altruism
KW  - Compassion
KW  - Empathy
KW  - Godhet
KW  - fast
KW  - sao
N1  - 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
N2  - "The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism-- and why we need it now more than ever"--
ER  -