I do theory of altruism myself from time to time. I do not however take seriously anything written after about 1970 that uses the generic term "man."
> >Non-profit Charity Promotes Altruism as Key to Man's >Evolution and Well-Being >ST. LOUIS, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The >Anthropedia Foundation has teamed with the National > Science Foundation, the Wenner-Gren Foundation for >Anthropological Research, and Washington University >Center for the Study of Ethics and Human Values to present >the conference "Man The Hunted: Sociality, Altruism, and >Well-Being." Spanning Thursday, March 12 to Saturday, > March 14, "Man The Hunted" includes panels and presentations >by leaders in anthropology, psychiatry, ethnography, philosophy, > education, biology, and healthcare. The conference highlights > man's historical role as prey rather than predator, and human >reliance on cooperation, altruism, and sociality for survival and > healthy development. The conference will tackle many related >questions: How is the negative paradigm of man as predator >reflected in current research and institutions? What are the >scientific and societal implications of the positive paradigm that > man is altruistic? How can we translate theory into practice >and have an impact on the community? >The event is co-chaired by Robert Sussman, Ph.D., Professor >of Anthropology at Washington University, and Robert Cloninger, >M.D., Professor of Psychiatry and Genetics, Director of the >Center for the Psychobiology of Personality, and the Center for >Well-Being at Washington University. Dr. Cloninger is also the > Director for the Anthropedia Institute, the research body of the > Anthropedia Foundation. >Dr. Cloninger will co-present "Neurobiology of Human Temperament >and Character" with Dr. Sita Kedia, Vice-President of the Anthropedia >Foundation. Dr. Kedia received her M.D. from the University of Colorado. > Dr. Cloninger will also deliver another presentation, "The Direction >of Evolution: Growth toward Self-awareness, Altruism, & Well-Being." >Addressing a bio-psycho-social approach to health promotion, Dr. >Helen Herrman and Dr. Lauren Munsch will present "Promotion of >Well-Being in Healthcare." Dr. Herrman is Director of the World >Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Mental Health and >Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. Dr. Munsch > earned her M.D. from St. Louis University and is founder, Chairman >and CEO of the Anthropedia Foundation. >Former President of the World Psychiatric Association, Dr. Juan Mezzich >will introduce Friday's second session, "Human Altruism and Cooperation: > > Needs and the Promotion of Well-Being in Modern Life." Dr. Mezzich >is Professor of Psychiatry and Director at the Division of Psychiatric >Epidemiology and International Center for Mental Health at the Mount >Sinai School of Medicine. The president of the Anthropedia Foundation, > Dr. Kevin Cloninger, will present "Hope Rekindled: Well-Being, Humanism, and >Education." Dr. Cloninger received his Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at >the >University of Denver. >Dr. Dan German Blazer, II will speak on "Moving Beyond the Nature/Nurture > Distinction: Promotion of Transdisciplinary Research." A Geriatric Psychiatry >expert, Dr. Blazer is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and >Community and Family Medicine at Duke University. The conference >ends by discussing current assumptions of man as predator, and the >positive effects of re-examining man's development. Members of the >Anthropedia Institute will discuss implications for education, healthcare, and >quality of life. >About Anthropedia >As the rates of lifestyle and stress-related illness, depression, and >anxiety rapidly increase, the Anthropedia Foundation recognizes the > need for concrete strategies for improving mental, physical, and social >health. Anthropedia is an educational foundation led by a council of >experts in medicine, public health, psychiatry, and education who >integrate the most effective practices from their fields into a comprehensive > approach to health and happiness. >Anthropedia creates personal development resources and health >education programs that are simple, practical, and powerful. To learn > more about Anthropedia, please visit www.anthropedia.org. >SOURCE Anthropedia Foundation >-0- >_______________________________________________ >pen-l mailing list >[email protected] >https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
