Publisher's Synopsis
In the book, compassion and creativity are discussed in a series of accessible and conversational essays based on a conference at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in which five panels of scholars, writers, faculty and students focused on understanding how these two powerful concepts of creativity and compassion are related with special relevance to life in the 21st century. The book will then be used in conjunction with the appearance of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama at Western Connecticut State University (WCSU) in October 2012 whereby he will speak on the related topic of The Art of Compassion. Topics covered include: • What do the words compassion and creativity mean? • How creativity and compassion interrelate • Is compassion a creative process? • The compassion of art: aesthetic distance and universality (nonattachment) about the tragedy, absurdity and comedy of the human condition Ȃ
