Visions of Compassion

the long version

ContributorsPart 1: Historical and Philosophical Background 1. Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific Research, Zara Houshmound et al.2. The Thing Known or the Knowing Eye? Conceiving Compassion between Science and Buddhism, Anne Harrington3. Is Compassion an Emotion? A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Mental Typologies, Georges Dreyfus4. Kindness and Cruelty in Evolution, Elliott Sober5. Understanding Our Fundamental Nature, His Holiness the Dalai LamaDialogues, Part 1: Fundamental Questions Part 2: Social, Behavioral, and Biological Explorations of Altruism, Compassion, and Related Constructs 6. Toward a Biology of Positive Affect and Compassion, Richard Davidson7. Empathy-Related Emotional Responses, Altruism, and Their Socialization, Nancy Eisenberg...