The evolution of compassion

Name: The evolution of compassion
Uploaded: 2009-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 16 min
Description: 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.

TEDSalon 2009 Compassion 2009Oct 200916 min324610 views

Speaker

Robert WrightAuthor and Journalist | Exploring the Intersection of Philosophy and Media

About this talk

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.