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Tania Singer

    Tania Singer onderzoekt de fundamenten van menselijk sociaal gedrag en analyseert de neuronale, ontwikkelings- en hormonale mechanismen die ten grondslag liggen aan sociale cognitie en emoties zoals empathie, compassie en rechtvaardigheid. Haar werk duikt ook in de psychologische en neurowetenschappelijke effecten van compassie- en meditatieve training. Singer onderzoekt verder hoe biologie en psychologie economische besluitvorming kunnen beïnvloeden, pleit voor de principes van een zorgzame economie en gaat in dialoog met figuren als de Dalai Lama over altruïsme en compassie.

    Caring Economics
    • Caring Economics

      Conversations on Altruism and Compassion, Between Scientists, Economists, and the Dalai Lama

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      A COLLECTION OF INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED SCIENTISTS AND ECONOMISTS IN DIALOGUE WITH HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA, ADDRESSING THE NEED FOR A MORE ALTRUISTIC ECONOMY Can the hyperambitious, bottom-line-driven practices of the global economy incorporate compassion into the pursuit of wealth? Or is economics driven solely by materialism and self-interest? In Caring Economics, experts consider these questions alongside the Dalai Lama in a wide-ranging, scientific-based discussion on economics and altruism. Begun in 1987, the Mind and Life Institute arose out of a series of conferences held with the Dalai Lama and a range of scientists that sought to form a connection between the empiricism of contemporary scientific inquiry and the contemplative, compassion-based practices of Buddhism. Caring Economics is based on a conference held by the Mind and Life Institute in Zurich in which experts from all over the world gathered to discuss the possibility of having a global economy focused on compassion and altruism. Each chapter consists of a presentation by an expert in the field, followed by a discussion with the Dalai Lama in which he offers his response and his own unique insights on the subject. In this provocative and inspiring book, learn how wealth doesn't need to be selfish, how in fact, empathy and compassion may be the path to a healthier world economy.

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