Humanity on a tightrope : thoughts on empathy, family, and big changes for a viable future

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

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ehrlich, Paul R.
Other Authors:	Ornstein, Robert E. (Robert Evan), 1942-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers : Distributed by National Book Network, ©2010.
Subjects:	Social problems. Social change. Cultural relations. Empathy. Globalization > Social aspects. social issues. empathy. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Globalization. Cultural relations Empathy Globalization > Social aspects Social change Social problems
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Table of 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.