Altruism and Compassion in Economic Systems
Conference
Cliff Perlman
attended a three day conference entitled
“Altruism and Compassion in
Economic Systems." The conference, which took place in Zurich,
Switzerland and was sponsored by the Mind and Life Institute,
brought together world renowned economists, psychologists, spiritual
leaders (including the Dalai Lama), neuroscientists and
anthropologists to talk about recent empirical research on empathy,
altruism, economic decision making and fairness in current economic
systems – the ultimate question being is it possible to develop an
economic system that rewards compassionate incentives and also
focuses on resolving social and environmental problems.
Greatly discussed were the newer
fields of social neuroscience and neuroeconomics which, in essence,
study the mind's physical reaction to social and economic decisions
through brain mapping. Needless to say the conference proved quite
interesting and germane to this firm’s efforts to keep abreast of
the issues implicated in both charitable giving and socially
conscious companies and their interrelation.
For more information write
Cliff@perlmanandperlman.com.
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