# The evolution of compassion

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDSalon 2009 Compassion
- Speaker: Robert Wright
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/robert_wright_the_evolution_of_compassion)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The evolution of compassion](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/robert_wright_the_evolution_of_compassion/d7ce394d3c5a), 17 min (TED's player)