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The heart of altruism : perceptions of a common humanity /
Is all human behavior based on self-interest? Many social and biological theories would argue so, but such a perspective does not explain the many truly heroic acts committed by people willing to risk their lives to help others. In The Heart of Altruism, Kristen Renwick Monroe boldly lays the ground...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1996.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Is all human behavior based on self-interest? Many social and biological theories would argue so, but such a perspective does not explain the many truly heroic acts committed by people willing to risk their lives to help others. In The Heart of Altruism, Kristen Renwick Monroe boldly lays the groundwork for a social theory receptive to altruism by examining the experiences described by altruists themselves: from Otto, a German businessman who rescued over a hundred Jews in Nazi Germany, to Lucille, a newspaper poetry editor, who, armed with her cane, saved a young girl who was being raped. Mo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 292 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-283) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1400812739 9781400812738 0691043558 9780691043555 9781400821921 1400821924 9786612457791 6612457791 1282457799 9781282457799 |