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Title: Understanding our fundamental nature
Language of title: English
Author/Creator: Tenzin Gyatso (Bstan 'dzin rgya mtsho), Dalai Lama XIV, 1935-

Description: This essay was penned by the Dalai Lama in response to conversations with Western scientists, philosophers, and psychologists and others during a conference in 1995. He argues that without coming to some sort of agreement about human nature, regardless of its form, it will be impossible to establish universal ethics. Drawing upon his own observations and recent discoveries in science showing the importance of a mother's care during early development, he proposes that human nature is fundamentally gentle and compassionate. He also discusses some of the logical and ethical problems inherent in formulating a model of human nature.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Normalized publisher place: New York, NY
Subject: Dalai Lama
Compassion
Evolution
Ethics
Human nature
Classification: Buddhism and Science -- Related Humanities -- Ethics -- Buddhist Ethics
Temporal coverage: 21st century CE
Language: English
Source: Visions of compassion : western scientists and Tibetan Buddhists examine human nature
Source Editor: Richard J. Davidson
Anne Harrington 1960-
Source Type: Collected Volume (individually authored chapters)
Conference Proceedings
Source Page Numbers: 66-80
ISBN/ISSN: 019513043X
LOC: 2001021078
Format: Print media (print or manuscript, including PDFs)
Resource Type: Article
Release Flag: OK for viewing
Date Of Record Creation: 2004-05-13 19:19:22
Date Record Checked: 2004-05-13
Date Last Modified: 2006-05-15 16:48:48
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