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Altruism : the power of compassion to change yourself and the world

Matthieu Ricard (Author), Charlotte Mandell (Translator), Sam Gordon (Translator)
eBook, English, 2015
Little, Brown and Company, New York, 2015
1 online resource
9780316215923, 9780316208215, 0316215929, 0316208213
910102721
Intro; Title Page; Welcome; Dedication; Epigraph; Introduction; I: What Is Altruism?; 1. The Nature of Altruism; 2. Extending Altruism; 3. What Is Empathy?; 4. From Empathy to Compassion in a Neuroscience Laboratory; 5. Love, Supreme Emotion; 6. The Accomplishment of a Twofold Benefit, Our Own and Others'; 7. Self-Interested Altruism and Generalized Reciprocity; 8. Selfless Altruism; 9. The Banality of Good; 10. Altruistic Heroism; 11. Unconditional Altruism; 12. Beyond Imitations, True Altruism: An Experimental Investigation; 13. The Philosophical Arguments Against Universal Selfishness II: The Emergence of Altruism14. Altruism in Theories of Evolution; 15. Maternal Love, Foundation for Extended Altruism?; 16. The Evolution of Cultures; 17. Altruistic Behavior Among Animals; 18. Altruism Among Children; 19. Prosocial Behavior; III: Cultivating Altruism; 20. Can We Change?; 21. Training the Mind: What the Cognitive Sciences Have to Say; 22. How to Cultivate Altruism: Meditations on Altruistic Love, Compassion, Joy, and Impartiality; IV: Contrary Forces; 23. Egocentrism and Crystallization of the Ego; 24. The Spread of Individualism and Narcissism 25. The Champions of Selfishness26. Having Hatred or Compassion for Yourself; 27. The Shortfall of Empathy; 28. At the Origin of Violence: Devaluing the Other; 29. The Natural Repugnance to Kill; 30. Dehumanizing the Other: Massacres and Genocides; 31. Has War Always Existed?; 32. The Decline of Violence; 33. The Instrumentalization of Animals: A Moral Aberration; 34. Backfire: Effects of the Meat Industry on Poverty, Environment, and Health; 35. Institutionalized Selfishness; V: Building a More Altruistic Society; 36. The Virtues of Cooperation; 37. An Enlightened Education 38. Fighting Inequality39. Toward a Caring Economy; 40. Voluntary, Joyous Simplicity; 41. Altruism for the Sake of Future Generations; 42. Sustainable Harmony; 43. Local Commitment, Global Responsibility; Conclusion: Daring Altruism; Acknowledgments; Karuna-Shechen: Altruism in Action; About the Author; Also by Matthieu Ricard; Sources for Figures; Select Bibliography; Notes; Newsletters; Table of Contents; Copyright
Translated from the French