Visions of CompassionWestern Scientists and Tibetan Buddhists Examine Human Nature

作者：Richard J. Davidson, Anne Harrington · 发表于：Oxford University Press eBooks · 年份：2002 · DOI：10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195130430.001.0001 · 被引用次数：350 · 研究领域：Cultural Differences and Values、Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions、Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology

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.