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Among the issues discussed are: the efficacy of motivational altruism in the resolution of public issues; the genetic origins of altruism and its attendant risks; the metaphysical basis of altruism; empathy and altruism; altruism or social exchange; altruism in wartime; and the welfare state. A notable feature of the volume is that the various authors have not `talked past' one another. Although each is a specialist in his field, the papers are accessible to those in other fields, and to non-specialists. Both individually and together, they provide a rich set of insights and perspectives on altruism as a fundamental human and social phenomenon, which will edify, interest, and stimulate all readers of the volume.
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Book Title: Altruistic Reveries
Book Subtitle: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences
Editors: Basant K. Kapur, Kim-Chong Chong
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0809-0
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2002
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-7480-0Published: 30 November 2001
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-5250-1Published: 23 October 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4615-0809-0Published: 06 December 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 187
Topics: Microeconomics, Economic Policy, Political Science