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Humanity on a tightrope : thoughts on empathy, family, and big changes for a viable future / Paul R. Ehrlich and Robert E. Ornstein.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, c2010.Description: vii, 184 p. : illISBN:
  • 9781442206489
  • 1442206489
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HN18 E33 H 2010
Contents:
On a tightrope -- Empathy, and "us" family members versus "them" -- The seeds of family values and how they sprouted -- The evolution of "them" -- The neuropsychology of getting to "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 religious empathy and staying on the tightrope.
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Summary: 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.
Item type: English Books
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On a tightrope -- Empathy, and "us" family members versus "them" -- The seeds of family values and how they sprouted -- The evolution of "them" -- The neuropsychology of getting to "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 religious empathy and staying on the tightrope.

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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.

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