The Compassionate Instinct

The Science of Human Goodness

By: Jason Marsh (Editor), Jeremy Adam Smith (Editor)

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Dacher Keltner and his colleagues at the Greater Good Science Center, an interdisciplinary research group at University of California, Berkeley, at the fore of the positive psychology movement, have collected the best articles from their magazine, Greater Good. With contributions from some of science's most preeminent thinkers, this collection begins with the scientific roots of human goodness: Frans de Waal lays out the evolutionary roots of empathy; Robert Sapolsky looks at primate behavior to argue peace-seeking may be a genetic trait. Daniel Goleman and others then explore just how we can cultivate this innate goodness with friends, family, co-workers, and neighbors. And finally, we hear from the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman on just how to cultivate goodness in society and in politics, Steven Pinker asks, Why is there peace?, and Michael Pollan examines why what we eat is fraught with ethical considerations. Grounding ancedote and observation in scientific research, these essays transform the perception that humans are merely brutish and self-seeking, instead zeroing in on the factors that promote human happiness, compassion, cooperation, and altruism, and relating this kind of research to our everyday lives.

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"The short, accessible essays...underscore empathy, forgiveness, gratitude, happiness, trust, and apology...A readable digest of current work in positive psychology for a general audience." -- Library Journal
"[T]his collection stimulates serious reflection." -- Booklist

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Contributors	p. xv
The Scientific Roots of Human Goodness
Introduction	p. 5
The Compassionate Instinct	p. 8
The Evolution of Empathy	p. 16
Peace among Primates	p. 26
Hope on the Battlefield	p. 36
Political Primates	p. 45
The Forgiveness Instinct	p. 51
The New Science of Forgiveness	p. 62
Brain Trust	p. 72
Pay It Forward	p. 77
Wired to Be Inspired	p. 86
How To Cultivate Goodness In Relationships With Friends, Family, Coworkers, and Neighbors
Introduction	p. 97
Feeling Like Partners	p. 100
Love, Honor, and Thank	p. 111
Stumbling toward Gratitude	p. 118
The Choice to Forgive	p. 126
Compassion across Cubicles	p. 133
Are You a Jerk at Work?	p. 140
A Feeling for Fiction	p. 150
A Different View	p. 157
Can I Trust You? A Conversation between Paul Ekman and His Daughter Eve	p. 161
Hot to Help	p. 171
How To Cultivate Goodness in Society and Politics
Introduction	p. 177
We Are All Bystanders	p. 179
The Cost of Apathy: An Interview with Robert Reich	p. 190
The Activism Cure	p. 195
America's Trust Fall	p. 203
The Power Paradox	p. 213
Edible Ethics: An Interview with Michael Pollan	p. 223
The Hot Spot	p. 230
In Search of the Moral Voice	p. 239
Making Peace through Apology	p. 246
Truth + Reconciliation	p. 255
Why Is There Peace?	p. 260
The Morality of Global Giving: An Interview with Jan Egeland	p. 267
Global Compassion: A Conversation between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman	p. 274
The Heroine with One Thousand Faces	p. 283
The Banality of Heroism	p. 287
Illustration Credits	p. 301
Index	p. 303
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