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This book takes a hard-science look at the possibility that we humans have the capacity to care for others for their sakes (altruism) rather than simply for our own (egoism). The look is based on an extensive series of theory-testing laboratory experiments conducted over the past 35 years.
Introduction; Part I: A Theory of Altruistic Motivation; 1 The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis; 2 Antecedents of Empathic Concern; 3 Behavioral Consequences of Empathy-Induced Altruism; Part II: Empirical Evidence; 4 Turning to Experiments; 5 Testing the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis; 6 Two Further Challenges; Part III: Altruism in Action; 7 Benefits of Empathy-Induced Altruism; 8 Liabilities; 9 Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives-and a More Humane Society; Summary and Conclusion; References
Appendix A: Cross-cutting Independent Variable(s), Dependent Variable(s), and Competing Predictions that Can Test the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis Against Each Egoistic AlternativeAppendix B: Tests of the Aversive-Arousal-Reduction Hypothesis; Appendix C: Tests of the Social-Evaluation Version of the Empathy-Specific-Punishment Hypothesis; Appendix D: Tests of the Self-Evaluation Version of the Empathy-Specific-Punishment Hypothesis; Appendix E: Tests of the General Empathy-Specific-Reward Hypothesis; Appendix F: Tests of the Empathic-Joy Version of the Empathy-Specific-Reward Hypothesis
Appendix G: Tests of the Negative-State-Relief Version of the Empathy-Specific-Reward HypothesisAuthor Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; Subject Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Batson, C. Daniel (Charles Daniel), 1943-
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011