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Humankind: A Hopeful History ( Dutch: De Meeste Mensen Deugen: Een Nieuwe Geschiedenis van de Mens) is a 2019 non-fiction book by Dutch historian Rutger Bregman. It was published by Bloomsbury in May 2021. [ 4] It argues that people are decent at heart and proposes a new worldview based on the corollaries of this optimistic view of human beings ...
Natural kind. " Natural kind " is an intellectual grouping, or categorizing of things, in a manner that is reflective of the actual world and not just human interests. [1] Some treat it as a classification identifying some structure of truth and reality that exists whether or not humans recognize it.
Valence. Emotions. v. t. e. Kindness is a type of behavior marked by acts of generosity, consideration, rendering assistance, or concern for others, without expecting praise or reward in return. It is a subject of interest in philosophy, religion, and psychology. In Book II of Rhetoric, Aristotle defines kindness as "helpfulness towards someone ...
Scotland. The Theory of Moral Sentiments is a 1759 book by Adam Smith. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It provided the ethical, philosophical, economic, and methodological underpinnings to Smith's later works, including The Wealth of Nations (1776), Essays on Philosophical Subjects (1795), and Lectures on Justice, Police, Revenue, and Arms (1763) (first published ...
Self-compassion. In psychology, self-compassion is extending compassion to one's self in instances of perceived inadequacy, failure, or general suffering. American psychologist Kristin Neff has defined self-compassion as being composed of three main elements – self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. [ 1]
Reciprocity (social psychology) In social psychology, reciprocity is a social norm of responding to a positive action with another positive action, rewarding kind actions. As a social construct, reciprocity means that in response to friendly actions, people are frequently much nicer and much more cooperative than predicted by the self-interest ...
The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom is a 2006 book written by American social psychologist Jonathan Haidt.In it, Haidt poses several "Great Ideas" on happiness espoused by thinkers of the past—such as Plato, Buddha and Jesus—and examines them in the light of contemporary psychological research, extracting from them any lessons that still apply to our modern lives.
Human condition. This painting, with symbols of life, death, and time, is an example of memento mori art. [ 1] The human condition can be defined as the characteristics and key events of human life, including birth, learning, emotion, aspiration, reason, morality, conflict, and death. This is a very broad topic that has been and continues to be ...