Altruism and Altruistic Love Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue

Name: Altruism and Altruistic Love Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue
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ISBN: 9780195143584

ISBN-10: 0195143582

ISBN-13: 9780195143584

Edition: 2001

Authors: Stephen G. Post, Lynn G. Underwood, Jeffrey P. Schloss, William B. Hurlbut, William B. Hurlbut

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The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined. It is a collaborative examination of one of humanity's essential and defining characteristics by renowned researchers from various disciplines. Their integrative dialogue illustrates that altruistic behavior is a significant mode of expression that can be studied by various scholarly methods and understood from a variety of perspectives in both the humanities and the sciences. Altruism and…

Book details

List price: $180.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/28/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 522
Size: 9.29" wide x 6.42" long x 1.61" tall
Weight: 2.134
Language: English



Contributors


General Introduction




Definitions


Introduction to Part I




The ABCs of Altruism




Pythagorean Bodies and the Body of Altruism




Morality, Altruism, and Love




The Tradition of Agape



Conclusion to Part I




Human Motivation and Action


Introduction to Part II




The Human Experience of Compassionate Love: Conceptual Mapping and Data from Selected Studies




Addressing the Altruism Question Experimentally




Explicating Altruism




Extraordinary Acts of Ordinary People: Faces of Heroism and Altruism



Conclusion to Part II




Evolutionary Biology


Introduction to Part III




A Darwinian Naturalist's Perspective on Altruism




Relating Self, Others, and Sacrifice in the Ordering of Love




The Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall and Rise of Altruism in Evolutionary Biology




Some Obstacles to Altruism




Emerging Accounts of Altruism: "Love Creation's Final Law"?



Conclusion to Part III




The Science of Altruism


Introduction to Part IV




Implications for the Neurobiology of Love




A Note on the Neurobiology of Emotions




Impairment of Interpersonal Social Behavior Caused by Acquired Brain Damage




The Communication of Emotions and the Possibility of Empathy in Animals




Empathy, Evolution, and Altruism



Conclusion to Part IV




Religion


Introduction to Part V




Science and Religion on the Nature of Love




Separation, Attachment, and Altruistic Love: The Evolutionary Basis for Medical Caring




Compassion out of Wisdom: Buddhist Perspectives from the Past toward the Human Future



Conclusion to Part V



Concluding Summary: Future Research Needs on Altruism and Altruistic Love



Annotated Bibliography: Research on Personality and Individual Differences in Altruism



References


List of Articles by Subject


Index