Two Part Easy Journal

Journal Instructions

In this BONUS Journal Opportunity, you will watch a video presentation from Dr. Paul Gilbert on the subject of compassion. Please pay attention to both the audio and the video as you watch this talk, which was given at a 2012 conference called “Empathy and Compassion in Society”.

http://tinyurl.com/Gilbert-Empathy-Compassion

Given the use of mixed media, you may find it helpful to examine some of the slides that are shown throughout the talk to better your understanding of his points and to fill in some of the blanks in his speech, as it can be a bit “heady” at times. You may also wish to watch this talk more than once to ensure complete understanding of his points. Given that he is an expert on this subject and was speaking to a group of fellow experts, he sometimes moves fairly quickly through the material that he is presenting…

Please take detailed notes, then write a summary/response to this talk. What does Dr. Gilbert have to say about the need for compassion? About the human capacity for compassion (i.e. what components are necessary for displaying compassion)? How does he define compassion (as opposed to competition)? How do we feel compassion? What blocks compassion? How can we begin to build a compassionate society? … He ends somewhat abruptly here without getting into great details on the application to society as a whole. I encourage you to include your own thoughts on this subject as well…

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