Caring economics : conversations on altruism and compassion, between scientists, economists, and the Dalai Lama /
edited by Tania Singer and Matthieu Ricard ; with a foreword by his Holiness the Dalai Lama.
- First edition.
- x, 228 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-213).
Toward a caring economics / The egoism-altruism debate : a psychological perspective / Empathy and the interoceptive cortex / The neural bases of compassion / A Buddhist perspective on altruism / Biological imperatives for survival : altruism reconsidered / The social dilemma experiment / The economics of happiness / Why people give to charity / Altruistic punishment and the creation of public goods / Profit with a purpose / What can microfinance do? / The barefoot college / Compassionate leadership / Compassion is not a luxury / Tania Singer, Matthieu Ricard, and Diego Hangartner -- Daniel Batson -- Tania Singer -- Richard Davidson - Matthieu Ricard -- Joan Silk -- Ernst Fehr -- First thoughts toward a Buddhist economics / John Dunne -- Richard Layard -- William Harbaugh -- Ernst Fehr -- Antoinette Hunziker-Ebneter -- Arthur Vayloyan -- Sanjit "Bunker" Roy -- William George -- Conclusion: moderator, Joan Halifax. Foreword / His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- Introduction:
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.
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Economics--Moral and ethical aspects Economics--Religious aspects--Buddhism Altruism--Economic aspects Compassion--Economic aspects