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008			951031s1996 nju b 001 0 eng
010			_a 95039585
020			_a0691043558 (alk. paper)
022			_a0691043558
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050	0	0	_aBJ1474 _b.MON 1996
100	1		_aMonroe, Kristen Renwick, _d1946- _qauthor
245	1	4	_aThe heart of altruism : _bperceptions of a common humanity / _cKristen Renwick Monroe.
260			_aPrinceton, N.J. : _bPrinceton University Press, _cc1996.
300			_axix, 292 pages ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [271]-283) and index.
505			_apt. 1. The importance of altruism -- pt. 2. Narratives : from self-interest to altruism -- pt. 3. Traditional explanations for altruism -- pt. 4. The altruistic perspective.
520			_a 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.
650		0	_aAltruism.
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/prin031/95039585.html
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/prin021/95039585.html
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