Invited Lecture: “Motivation, Capacity, and the Limits of Compassion” by Daryl Cameron, PhD
- December 16 - Dec 15, 2015
Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge (LKSC), Palo Alto, CA 94304
*Event Update: Pre-event registration is now full. We still encourage those who are interested to attend as registration is only required for access to seating before the event starts. Once the event begins, any available seats will be offered on a first-come, first-serve basis. About This Event In this lecture, Daryl Cameron, PhD, will present: (more…)
The Dalai Lama once said that “compassion is a necessity, not a luxury … without it, humanity cannot survive.” Compassion is the emotion that we feel in response to the suffering of others that motivates a desire to help. Philosophers, humanists, and theologians have long argued that this emotion plays a foundational role in human morality (though some, like Immanuel …