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The heart of altruism : perceptions of a common humanity / Kristen Renwick Monroe.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1996.Description: xix, 292 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0691043558 (alk. paper)
ISSN:
  • 0691043558
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BJ1474 .MON 1996
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Contents:
pt. 1. The importance of altruism -- pt. 2. Narratives : from self-interest to altruism -- pt. 3. Traditional explanations for altruism -- pt. 4. The altruistic perspective.
Summary: 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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Books Books City Campus Library General Stacks City Campus Library Non-fiction BJ1474 MON 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c. 1 Available 032502
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [271]-283) and index.

pt. 1. The importance of altruism --
pt. 2. Narratives : from self-interest to altruism --
pt. 3. Traditional explanations for altruism --
pt. 4. The altruistic perspective.


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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