Monroe The Heart of Altruism

Perceptions of a Common Humanity
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-2192-1
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 312 Seiten

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Monroe, Kristen Renwick

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

The Human Face of Altruism

Acknowledgments

Introduction 3

Ch. 1 The Puzzle of Altruism 6

Ch. 2 The Entrepreneur 27

Ch. 3 The Philanthropist 41

Ch. 4 The Heroine 63

Ch. 5 Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe 91

Ch. 6 Sociocultural Attributes of Altruism 121

Ch. 7 Economic Approaches to Altruism 137

Ch. 8 Explanations from Evolutionary Biology 161

Ch. 9 Psychological Discussions of Altruism 179

Ch. 10 The Altruistic Perspective: Perceptions of a Shared Humanity 197

Ch. 11 Perspective and Ethical Political Acts: Initial Thoughts 217

Conclusion 233

Notes 239

Bibliography 271

Index 285

Über Autor(innen)

Kristen Renwick Monroe is Professor of Politics and Associate Director of the Program in Political Psychology at the University of California, Irvine. She is the author of Presidential Popularity and the Economy and editor of The Economic Approach to Politics: A Critical Reassessment of the Theory of Rational Action and The Political Process and Economic Change.