Humanity on a tightrope : thoughts on empathy, family, and big changes for a viable future / Paul R. Ehrlich and Robert E. Ornstein.
نوع المادة : نصالناشر:Lanham, Md. : Rowman and Littlefield Publishers : [2010]الموزع: Distributed by National Book Network, [2010]تاريخ حقوق النشر: ©2010وصف:vii, 184 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781442206489
- 1442206489
- 9781442206496
- 1442206497
- HN18.3 .E47 2010
نوع المادة | المكتبة الحالية | رقم الطلب | رقم النسخة | حالة | تاريخ الإستحقاق | الباركود | |
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HN18.3 .E47 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | Library Use Only | داخل المكتبة فقط | 30010011140002 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | HN18.3 .E47 2010 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30010011140001 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-171) and index.
part 1. Connecting with others: the evolution of humanity, families, and empathy -- On a tightrope -- Empathy, and "us" family members versus "them" -- The seeds of family values and how they sprouted -- The evolution of "them" -- pt. 2. Changing our mind and changing the world we made -- The neuropsychology of "us": the more alike we are, the more we like -- It's all us now: closing the culture gap and building a global family -- The beginnings of a new stage in history -- Getting to "alike" one another -- Revitalizing empathy and staying on the tightrope -- Appendix : Going further : reading, informing, acting.
Focusing on what families and family values are, the authors argue how viewing the world population as one big family will lead to a more sustainable civilization.