Strangers drowning : grappling with impossible idealism, drastic choices, and the overpowering urge to help /

"What does it mean to devote yourself wholly to helping others? In Strangers Drowning, Larissa MacFarquhar seeks out people living lives of extreme ethical commitment and tells their deeply intimate stories; their stubborn integrity and their compromises; their bravery and their recklessness; t...

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Main Author:	MacFarquhar, Larissa (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Humanitarianism > Psychological aspects. Philanthropists > Psychology. Altruism > Psychological aspects. Ethical problems > Psychological aspects. Virtue. Conduct of life.