Altruism Reader Selections from Writings on Love, Religion, and Science

Name: Altruism Reader Selections from Writings on Love, Religion, and Science
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ISBN: 9781599471273

ISBN-10: 1599471272

ISBN-13: 9781599471273

Edition: 2007

Authors: Thomas Oord

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The first of its kind, this anthology contains many of the most influential ancient and contemporary perspectives on altruism and love. Selections in The Altruism Reader include essays by philosophers, scientists, theologians, and religious leaders as well as passages from religious texts, such as the Old and New Testaments, the Qur'an, and the Bhagavadgita.

Book details

List price: $42.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Templeton Press
Publication date: 11/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 320
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.968
Language: English



Preface



Defining Love



The Core Meaning of "Love"




The Love Racket: Defining Love and Agape for the Love-and-Science Research Program




Ancient Religious Writings on Love



The Hebrew Scriptures: Psalms 100, 107



The Dhammapada: Joy



The Bhagavadgita: The Religion of Faith



The New Testament: Luke 10:25-37, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:7-21



The Qur'an: The Cow



Teaching Christianity: On Christian Doctrine




Summa Theologica: The Treatise on Charity




Agape and Eros: Excerpts




Love in Any Language




Contemporary Religious Writings on Love



Loyalty: The Calling of the People of God




Understanding Our Fundamental Nature



Ahimsa: The Path of Harmlessness




The Incarnation




Agapeistic Ethics




Philia




Kenotic Creation and Divine Action




Kenosis: Gender Connotations




Love in Islam




The Physics of Altruism



Ethics, Cosmology, and Theories of God




The Biology of Altruism



Evolutionary Ethics




The Selfish Gene: Excerpts




The Robustness of Reciprocity




Getting Along




Bentham's Corpse




The Four Paths to Cooperation




Altruism in the Social Sciences



Affect and Prosocial Responding




Aversive-Arousal Reduction




Triangulating Love




Saving Others: Was It Opportunity or Character?




Progress through Love