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Selfishness and selflessness : new approaches to understanding morality /

"We are said to be suffering a narcissism epidemic when the need for collective action seems more pressing than ever. Selfishness and selflessness address the 'proper' and 'improper' relationship between one's self and others. The work they do during periods of social i...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Layne, Linda L. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Colección:Wyse series in social anthropology ; v. 10.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Selfishness and Selflessness
  • Contents
  • Illustrations, Figures and Tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Taking the Measure of Selfishness and Selflessness in the Early Twenty-First-Century US and UK
  • Chapter 2. 'Sentiment Has Struggled with Selfishness'
  • Chapter 3. Selfless Advocacy?
  • Chapter 4. 'Doing the Right Thing for My Child'
  • Chapter 5. Sexism, Separatism and the Rhetoric of Selfishness
  • Chapter 6. Selfish Masturbators?
  • Chapter 7. Inroads into Altruism
  • Chapter 8. On Being Selfish
  • Or Not
  • Conclusion
  • Index