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Altruism - ălˈtrooĭzˈəm, concept in philosophy and psychology that holds that the interests of others, rather than of the self, can motivate an individual. The term was invented in the 19th cent. by the French philosopher Auguste Comte, who devised it as the opposite of egoism. Herbert Spencer and John Stuart Mill, English contemporaries of Comte, accepted the


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    The Altruism Question: Toward a Social Psychological Answer (Vol. 9) » Read Now

    by C. Daniel Batson. 260 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...THE ALTRUISM QUESTION Toward a Social-Psychological Answer THE ALTRUISM QUESTION Toward a Social-Psychological...Batson, C. Daniel Charles Daniel , 1943- The altruism...
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    Altruism: Its Nature and Varieties, the Ely Lectures for 1917-18 » Read Now

    by George Herbert Palmer. 138 pgs.

    ...ALTRUISM ITS NATURE AND VARIETIES ALTRUISM ITS NATURE AND VARIETIES THE ELY LECTURES FOR 1917...in regard to which the public mind greatly needs clarifying. Altruism and...
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    Altruism and Christian Ethics » Read Now

    by Colin Grant. 266 pgs.

    Separated from its anchorage in religion, ethics has followed the social sciences in seeing human beings as fundamentally characterized by self-interest, so that altruism is either naively idealistic or arrogantly self-sufficient. Colin Grant contends that, as a modern secular concept, altruism is a...
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    Altruism & Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, & Religion in Dialogue » Read Now

    by William B. Hurlbut, Stephen G. Post, Jeffrey P. Schloss, Lynn G. Underwood. 500 pgs.

    The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are...
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    The Heart of Altruism: Perceptions of a Common Humanity » Read Now

    by Kristen Renwick Monroe. 292 pgs.

    Is all human behavior based on self-interest? Many social and biological theories would argue so, but such a perspective does not explain the many truly heroic acts committed by people willing to risk their lives to help others. In "The Heart of Altruism, Kristen Renwick Monroe boldly lays the...
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    The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life » Read Now

    by Alfie Kohn. 400 pgs.

    This is the fascinating story of the hidden world of bird-breeding, of contentious ideas in 1920s Germany, and of two amateur scientists who unwittingly managed to be decades ahead of their time.
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    Varieties of Altruism -- and the Common Ground Between Them, in Social Research » Read Now

    by Nicholas Humphrey. 11 pgs.

    Collections: Entire Library
    ...Varieties of Altruism -- and the Common Ground. between Them...Either it is an example of kin selected altruism , such as occurs between blood relatives...Or it is an...
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    Evidence for Altruism: Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives, in Psychological Inquiry » Read Now

    by C. Daniel Batson, Laura L. Shaw. 16 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...TARGET ARTICLE Evidence for Altruism: Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives...so benefits themselves. The empathy-altruism hypothesis challenges this...
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    Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology: Ideas, Issues, and Applications » Read Now

    by Charles Crawford, Dennis L. Krebs. 670 pgs.

    Collections: Psychology, Entire Library
    ...Viable Option?" , and "The Challenge of Altruism in Psychology and Biology." Only the...such as those designed to explain true altruism, where fitness costs outweigh...
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    Ethics, Rationality, and Economic Behaviour » Read Now

    by Francesco Farina, Frank Hahn, Stefano Vannucci. 354 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    The connection between economics and ethics is as old as economics itself, and central to both disciplines. It is an issue that has recently attracted much interest from economists and philosophers. The connection is, in part, a result of the desire of economists to make policy prescriptions, which...
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    The Concept of Morals » Read Now

    by W. T. Stace. 307 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
    ...be mistaken for logical self-evidence. This is the mistake, I think, which is made by those who would have us believe that altruism is a self-evident duty. We do often use...
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    Moral Laws (1933) » Read Now

    by Edgar Sheffield Brightman. 322 pgs.

    Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

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