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ContributorsPart 1: Historical and Philosophical Background1 Training the Mind: First Steps in a Cross-Cultural Collaboration in Neuroscientific Research, Zara Houshmound et al.2. The Thing Known or the Knowing Eye? Conceiving Compassion between Science and Buddhism, Anne Harrington3. Is Compassion an Emotion? A Cross-Cultural Exploration of Mental Typologies, Georges Dreyfus4. Kindness and Cruelty in Evolution, Elliott Sober5. Understanding Our Fundamental Nature, His Holiness the Dalai LamaDialogues, Part 1: Fundamental QuestionsPart 2: Social, Behavioral, and Biological Explorations of Altruism, Compassion, and Related Constructs6. Toward a Biology of Positive Affect and Compassion, Richard Davidson7. Empathy-Related Emotional Responses, Altruism, and Their Socialization, Nancy Eisenberg8. Emergency Helping, Genocidal Violence, and the Evolution of Responsibility and Altruism, Ervin Staub9. Altruism in Competitive Environments, Robert H. FrankDialogues, Part 2: Pragmatic Extensions and ApplicationsAppendix: About the Mind and Life InstituteIndex