The altruistic species : scientific, philosophical, and religious perspectives of human benevolence /
What motivates altruism? How essential is the phenomenon of altruism to the human experience? Is altruism readily accessible to the ordinary person? In The Altruistic Species, Andrew Michael Flescher and Daniel L. Worthen explore these questions through the lenses of four disciplinary perspectives?b...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
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Philadelphia :
Templeton Foundation Press,
©2007.
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Colección: | Ebook Central Academic Complete Collection
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Altruism defined
- The perspective of psychological egoism : a sheep in wolf's clothing
- The perspective of evolutionary biology : the genetic dynamics of caring and cooperation
- Psychological perspectives : nurturing our nature
- Philosophical perspectives : altruism and the role of reason
- Religious perspectives : altruism, saints, and believers
- Cultivating our altruistic identity.