The Altruism Revolution (2015) Vers un monde altruiste?
The Altruism Revolution (2015)
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1661 Kbps | 95 min | 1,28 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Documentary
DVDRip | MKV | 720x480 | x264 @ 1661 Kbps | 95 min | 1,28 Gb
Audio: Français AC3 2.0 @ 224 Kbps | Subs: English (embedded in MKV)
Genre: Documentary
Directors: Sylvie Gilman, Thierry de Lestrade
Stars: Daniel Batson, Paul Bloom, Richard Davidson
Can't we all just get along? The notion that man is driven by ruthless self-interest has been with us for generations. Now this idea is being challenged by new research in fields as diverse as political science, psychology, sociology and economics. If altruism really is intrinsic in humans, is it possible to build a society and an economy structured around altruistic behavior instead of greed, tribalism and winning at all costs? Bestselling author and Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard is leading a movement founded on the belief that this is indeed the case. The Altruism Revolution plunges deep into the human mind to explore this movement and find out what really drives us.
I'm surprised that this documentary available in Netflix has not been reviewed. Although deceptively simple it presents extremely relevant information regarding the nature of human beings, convincingly demonstrating that the rationally selfish and greed motivated animal that our mainstream economic system teaches we are is pretty much wrong.
This doc shows plethora of high caliber scientific researchers that are at the cutting edge of showing a more hopeful social and economic pathways. Taking a step forward from similar documentaries, this one is not simplistic or naive in it proposals, even tough it strongly portrays a more positive human capacity for altruism and compassion, it also shows what seems to be natural shortcomings and limitations we as humans are born with.
This should be a required viewing in all classes of economy, politics, psychology and any subject that deals with human nature.
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The Altruism Revolution (2015) Vers un monde altruiste?
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