The evolution of compassion
Format:
Website
Publication Date:
Nov 30, 2008
Place of Publication:
TEDSalon 2009 Compassion
Sources ID:
47366
Collection:
Altruism
Visibility:
Public (group default)
Abstract:
(Show)
Robert Wright uses evolutionary biology and game theory to explain why we appreciate the Golden Rule ("Do unto others..."), why we sometimes ignore it and why there’s hope that, in the near future, we might all have the compassion to follow it.