Visions of compassion :  Western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature / 
edited by Richard J. Davidson & Anne Harrington. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  2002. 
 - xi, 263 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Historical and philosophical background. Training the mind: first steps in a cross-cultural collaboration in neuroscientific research / Zara Houshmand ... [et al.] ; A science of compassion or a compassionate science? What do we expect from a cross-cultural dialogue with Buddhism? / Anne Harrington ; Is compassion an emotion? a cross-cultural exploration of mental typologies / Georges Dreyfus ; Kindness and cruelty in evolution / Elliott Sober ; Understanding our fundamental nature / His Holiness the Dalai Lama ; Dialogues, pt. 1: fundamental questions -- pt. 2. Social, behavioral, and biological explorations of altruism, compassion, and related constructs. Toward a biology of positive affect and compassion / Richard J. Davidson ; Empathy-related emotional responses, altruism, and their socialization / Nancy Eisenberg ; Emergency helping, genocidal violence, and the evolution of responsibility and altruism in children / Ervin Staub ; Altruism in competitive environments / Robert H. Frank ; Dialogues, pt. 2. Pragmatic extensions and applications. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>019513043X 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2001021078 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA1-W2614 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Meditation--Buddhism--Psychology.<br/>Meditation--Buddhism--Physiological aspects.<br/>Compassion--Religious aspects--Buddhism.<br/>Altruism.<br/>Empathy.<br/>Buddhism--China--Tibet Autonomous Region.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BQ 7805  / .V57 2002