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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Layne, Linda L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Berghahn, 2020.
Series:Wyse series in social anthropology ; v. 10.
Subjects:
Selfishness.
Altruism.
Egoism.
Égoïsme.
Altruisme.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Antropología cultural y social
Egoísmo > Aspectos sociales
Ethnology
Egoism > Social aspects
Egoism
Altruism
Selfishness
Libros electrónicos
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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

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