Altruism : The Science and Psychology of Kindness

Author(s): Ricard, Matthieu
Binding: Paperback,
Date of Publication: 04/01/2018,
Pagination: 736 pages,
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780857897015,
Description:

The concern for the well-being of others could be the saving grace of the 21st century. Matthieu Ricard’s Altruism, an erudite, brilliantly ranging synthesis of philosophy, psychology and ages old wisdom, is a radical call to kindness, which has the potential as a new global movement to answer the biggest problems of our time: the economy in the short term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and the environment in the long term. As the faultlines of inequality and nationalism leave us ever more divided, Ricard challenges us to be better people – and in the process, make the world a better place.