Altruism: The Science and Psychology of Kindness (Unabridged‪)‬

The author of the international bestseller Happiness makes a passionate case for altruism – and why we need it now more than ever.

The concern for the well-being of others could be the saving grace of the 21st century. Matthieu Ricard’s Altruism – an erudite, brilliantly ranging synthesis of philosophy, psychology and ages-old wisdom – is a radical call to kindness, which has the potential to answer the biggest problems of our time: the economy in the short term, life satisfaction in the mid-term, and the environment in the long term. As the faultlines of inequality and nationalism leave us ever more divided, Ricard challenges us to be better people – and in the process, make the world a better place.