Altruistic Reveries: Perspectives from the Humanities and by Basant K. Kapur,Kim-Chong Chong

By Basant K. Kapur,Kim-Chong Chong

Altruistic Reveries is a special quantity, which arises out of an Interdisciplinary convention on views on Altruism from the arts and Social Sciences prepared through the Centre for complicated reports, college of Arts and Social Sciences, nationwide college of Singapore, in October 1999. Altruism is a deep, multi-faceted phenomenon, of serious curiosity and relevance to students around the complete diversity of disciplines within the Humanities and Social Sciences. The Centre as a result introduced jointly specialists in different disciplines - Philosophy, Literature, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, and Political technological know-how - to ascertain and talk about the value and position of altruism from their respective views. a complete of 10 papers in all have been awarded, and the quantity is accomplished by means of an creation through the editors, and a last Concluding bankruptcy via one of many editors.
one of the matters mentioned are: the efficacy of motivational altruism within the answer of public concerns; the genetic origins of altruism and its attendant hazards; the metaphysical foundation of altruism; empathy and altruism; altruism or social trade; altruism in wartime; and the welfare country. A amazing function of the quantity is that a few of the authors haven't `talked prior' each other. even supposing every one is a expert in his box, the papers are obtainable to these in different fields, and to non-specialists. either separately and jointly, they supply a wealthy set of insights and views on altruism as a primary human and social phenomenon, so one can edify, curiosity, and stimulate all readers of the volume.

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