Download or read book Visions of Compassion written by Richard J. Davidson and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2002-01-17 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Science and Compassion' examines how the views of Western behavioural science hold up to scrutiny by Tibetan Buddhists. An essay by the Dalai Lama reveals his views on human nature, offering a useful exposition of the Buddhist point of view.|HC