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 & ages old wisdom is a radical call to kindness which has the potential as a new global movement to answer the biggest problems of our time the economy in the short term life satisfaction in the mid-term & the environment in the long term As the faultlines of inequality & nationalism leave us ever more divided Ricard challenges us to be better people
- & in the process make the world a better place