Altruistic reveries : perspectives from the humanities and social sciences
Altruistic Reveries is a unique volume, which arises out of an Interdisciplinary Conference on Perspectives on Altruism from the Humanities and Social Sciences organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, in October 1999.
eBook, English, ©2002
Kluwer Academic Publishers ; Distributors for North, Central and South America : Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston, Norwell, Mass., ©2002
Conference papers and proceedings
1 online resource
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1 Introduction.- 2 Altruism and Its Limits.- 3 Mencius and the Possibility of Altruism in Early Chinese Philosophy.- 4 Altruism as the Condition of Subjectivity.- 5 Altruism, Risk and Sibling Rivalry.- 6 Empathy and Helping.- 7 Altruism or Social Exchange?.- 8 Economic Consequences of Altruism.- 9 Charitable Giving by Individuals: An Empirical Perspective.- 10 Altruism in Wartime: Self, and Others.- 11 The Classical Origins of Modern Altruism in Plato’s Dialogues.- 12 Conclusion.
Selected papers from a conference held at the University of Singapore in 1999