**The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday
Life** is a 1990 book by [Alfie Kohn](Alfie_Kohn "wikilink").

## Summary

### Chapter 1: On the Existence of a "Human Nature"

### Chapter 2: On the Nature of "Human Nature"

### Chapter 3: Prosocial Practices: Prediction and Promotion

### Chapter 4: The Self and the Other

### Chapter 5: The Self with the Other

### Chapter 6: The ABCs of Caring - A Case Study

### Chapter 7: Altruism Lost

### Chapter 8: Altruism Regained

### Chapter 9: Beyond Altruism