Altruism
Subtitle: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Published: Jun 14, 2016
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 864
ISBN-13: 9780316208239
Notes: Source title: Altruism: The Power of Compassion to Change Yourself and the World
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: 3; label: I
title: What Is Altruism?; label: 1
title: The Nature of Altruism
pagenum: 15; label: 2
title: Extending Altruism
pagenum: 24; label: 3
title: What Is Empathy?
pagenum: 39; label: 4
title: From Empathy to Compassion in a Neuroscience Laboratory
pagenum: 56; label: 5
title: Love, Supreme Emotion
pagenum: 65; label: 6
title: The Accomplishment of a Twofold Benefit, Our Own and Others'
pagenum: 76; label: 7
title: Self-Interested Altruism and Generalized Reciprocity
pagenum: 83; label: 8
title: Selfless Altruism
pagenum: 89; label: 9
title: The Banality of Good
pagenum: 94; label: 10
title: Altruistic Heroism
pagenum: 103; label: 11
title: Unconditional Altruism
pagenum: 110; label: 12
title: Beyond Imitations, True Altruism: An Experimental Investigation
pagenum: 120; label: 13
title: The Philosophical Arguments Against Universal Selfishness
pagenum: 137; label: II
title: The Emergence of Altruism; label: 14
title: Altruism in Theories of Evolution
pagenum: 151; label: 15
title: Maternal Love, Foundation for Extended Altruism?
pagenum: 171; label: 16
title: The Evolution of Cultures
pagenum: 177; label: 17
title: Altruistic Behavior Among Animals
pagenum: 183; label: 18
title: Altruism Among Children
pagenum: 208; label: 19
title: Prosocial Behavior
pagenum: 225; label: III
title: Cultivating Altruism; label: 20
title: Can We Change?
pagenum: 239; label: 21
title: Training the Mind: What the Cognitive Sciences Have to Say
pagenum: 247; label: 22
title: How to Cultivate Altruism: Meditations on Altruistic Love, Compassion, Joy, and Impartiality
pagenum: 260; label: IV
title: Contrary Forces; label: 23
title: Egocentrism and Crystallization of the Ego
pagenum: 271; label: 24
title: The Spread of Individualism and Narcissism
pagenum: 281; label: 25
title: The Champions of Selfishness
pagenum: 299; label: 26
title: Having Hatred or Compassion for Yourself
pagenum: 314; label: 27
title: The Shortfall of Empathy
pagenum: 322; label: 28
title: At the Origin of Violence: Devaluing the Other
pagenum: 339; label: 29
title: The Natural Repugnance to Kill
pagenum: 374; label: 30
title: Dehumanizing the Other: Massacres and Genocides
pagenum: 388; label: 31
title: Has War Always Existed?
pagenum: 412; label: 32
title: The Decline of Violence
pagenum: 426; label: 33
title: The Instrumentalization of Animals: A Moral Aberration
pagenum: 455; label: 34
title: Backfire: Effects of the Meat Industry on Poverty, Environment, and Health
pagenum: 470; label: 35
title: Institutionalized Selfishness
pagenum: 480; label: V
title: Building a More Altruistic Society; label: 36
title: The Virtues of Cooperation
pagenum: 515; label: 37
title: An Enlightened Education
pagenum: 532; label: 38
title: Fighting Inequality
pagenum: 552; label: 39
title: Toward a Caring Economy
pagenum: 563; label: 40
title: Voluntary, Joyous Simplicity
pagenum: 604; label: 41
title: Altruism for the Sake of Future Generations
pagenum: 616; label: 42
title: Sustainable Harmony
pagenum: 657; label: 43
title: Local Commitment, Global Responsibility
pagenum: 675; title: Conclusion: Daring Altruism
pagenum: 690; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 695; title: Karuna-Shechen: Altruism in Action
pagenum: 699; title: Notes
pagenum: 701; title: Sources for Figures
pagenum: 833; title: Select Bibliography
pagenum: 837