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The inaugural (Spring 2004) issue of Greater Good features a symposium on the subject of compassion. Contributors, ranging from psychology researchers to grade school teachers, present some of the latest research on compassionate people, marriages, and classrooms, and provide inspiring stories of compassion in action. The issue also includes an interview with former Illinois Governor George Ryan about how (and whether) compassion affects politicians' attitudes toward the death penalty.

Table of Contents


Symposium on Compassion
The Compassionate Instinct (PDF)
Think humans are born selfish? Think again. Dacher Keltner reveals the compassionate side to human nature.

A Curriculum of Care (PDF)
Students achieve more once they've learned to care for themselves and others, says Marilyn Watson.

Connecting Through Compassion (PDF)
Charles Garfield shares what he's learned about the extraordinary deeds of ordinary people.

To Know You is to Love You (PDF)
To be a compassionate spouse, you need more than love, according to marriage researchers Benjamin R. Karney and Lisa A. Neff.


Features
In Search of the Moral Voice (PDF)
by Jason Marsh
What makes some people display altruism and compassion in the midst of war?

The Power of Performance (PDF)
by Elizabeth O'Brien
City at Peace's teenage cast members write and star in their own original musical.

 

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