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Embracing the other : philosophical, psychological, and historical perspectives on altruism /

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All but buried for most of the twentieth century, the concept of altruism has re-emerged in this last quarter as a focus of intense scholarly inquiry and general public interest. In the wake of increased consciousness of the human potential for destructiveness, both scholars and the general public a...

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Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Oliner, Pearl M. (Editor), Oliner, Samuel P. (Editor), Baron, Lawrence (Editor), Blum, Lawrence A. (Editor), Krebs, Dennis (Editor), Smoleńska, Zuzanna (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [1992]
Subjects:
Motivation (Psychology) > Congresses.
Altruism > Congresses.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Congresses.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Congresses > Psychology.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust > Psychology > Congresses.
History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Preface and introduction
  • Philosophical, definitional, and conceptual issues
  • Sociobiology and moral altruism
  • The development and enactment of altruism
  • Embracing the "outsider"
  • Promoting altruistic bonds.