Human motives : hedonism, altruism, and the science of affect /

'Human Motives' shows how the sciences of decision and affect support a form motivational hedonism (the theory that everything we do is done in pursuit of pleasure and to avoid pain and displeasure) while making room for both genuine altruism and intrinsic motives of duty.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carruthers, Peter, 1952- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2024]
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:'Human Motives' shows how the sciences of decision and affect support a form motivational hedonism (the theory that everything we do is done in pursuit of pleasure and to avoid pain and displeasure) while making room for both genuine altruism and intrinsic motives of duty.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780198906162
0198906161
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