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The evolution of compassion

Robert Wright · TED

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About

Robert Wright uses evolutionary biology and game theory to explain why we appreciate the Golden Rule ("Do unto others..."), why we sometimes ignore it and why there’s hope that, in the near future, we might all have the compassion to follow it.

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TEDSalon 2009 Compassion
Speaker
Robert Wright
Year
2009
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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