Setting a High Bar for Personal Conduct - WSJ.com: "Brain imaging studies have shown that the brain's reward centers are activated when test subjects donate money to charity. Is there a biological basis for compassion?
There's a biological basis for self-preservation. We're complicated beings. We have different mechanisms that work in different ways. We could not be here if our ancestors didn't have instincts for self-preservation, but because we're social animals, we definitely have instincts for helping others. You could wrap it all up in the broader notion of enlightened self-interest"
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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