Power and Care
Toward Balance for Our Common Future—Science, Society, and Spirituality
$55.54
- Hardcover
224 pages
- Release Date
7 May 2019
Summary
Leading thinkers from a range of disciplines discuss the compatibility of power and care, in conversation with the Dalai Lama.For more than thirty years, the Dalai Lama has been in dialogue with thinkers from a range of disciplines, helping to support pathways for knowledge to increase human wellbeing and compassion. These conversations, which began as private meetings, are now part of the Mind & Life Institute and Mind & Life Europe. This book documents a recent Mind & Life Insti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262039529 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262039524 |
| Author: | Tania Singer, Matthieu Ricard, Kate Karius, Frans B.M. de Waal, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Sarah B. Hrdy, Johan Rockström, Alexandra M. Freund, Markus Heinrichs |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 7 May 2019 |
| Weight: | 480g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 21mm |
| Series: | The MIT Press |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Those who are interested in how Buddhist principles and the science of compassion and power overlap—or what a spiritual leader might contribute to scientific thinking—will find it an entertaining read. The book provides at least some idea of how we might find a way to balance power and care, for the sake of humanity.
—Greater GoodAbout The Author
Tania Singer
Tania Singer is Director of the Department of Social Science at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig.Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, trained as a molecular biologist before moving to Nepal to study Buddhism. He is the author of The Monk and the Philosopher (with his father, Jean-Fran ois Revel);The Quantum and the Lotus (with Trinh Thuan); Happiness; The Art of Meditation; Altruism- The Power of Compassion; A Plea for the Animals; and Beyond the Self- Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience (with Wolf Singer). He has published several books of photography, including Motionless Journey and Tibet- An Inner Journey, and is the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.Kate Karius serves to make the world a healthier, more beautiful place by supporting luminaries and mission-driven organizations in bringing their messages out into the world.Sarah B. Hrdy is the author of Mother Nature- A History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection.Tania Singer is Director of the Department of Social Science at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig.Matthieu Ricard, a Buddhist monk, trained as a molecular biologist before moving to Nepal to study Buddhism. He is the author of The Monk and the Philosopher (with his father, Jean-Fran ois Revel);The Quantum and the Lotus (with Trinh Thuan); Happiness; The Art of Meditation; Altruism- The Power of Compassion; A Plea for the Animals; and Beyond the Self- Conversations between Buddhism and Neuroscience (with Wolf Singer). He has published several books of photography, including Motionless Journey and Tibet- An Inner Journey, and is the French interpreter for the Dalai Lama.Dennis J. Snower is Professor of Economics, Birkbeck College, University of London.
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