Description: Altruism in Humans, Hardcover by Batson, C. Daniel, ISBN 0195341066, ISBN-13 9780195341065, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US One of the "Best Books of 2011" from the Center for Optimal Adult Development We send money to help famine victims halfway around the world. We campaign to save whales and oceans. We stay up all night to comfort a friend with a broken relationship. People will at times risk -- even lose -- their lives for others, including strangers. Why do we do these things? What motivates such behavior? Altruism in Humans takes a hard-science look at the possibility that we humans have the capacity to care for others for their sakes rather than simply for our own. Based on an extensive series of theory-testing laboratory experiments conducted over the past 35 years, this book details a theory of altruistic motivation, offers a comprehensive summary of the research designed to test the empathy-altruism hypothesis, and considers the theoretical and practical implications of this conclusion. Authored by the world's preeminent scholar on altruism, this landmark work is an authoritative scholarly resource on the theory surrounding altruism and its potential contribution to better interpersonal relations and a better society.
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Book Title: Altruism in Humans
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
Publication Name: Altruism in Humans
Language: English
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Subject: Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social Psychology
Item Height: 1 in
Publication Year: 2011
Item Weight: 21.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy, Psychology
Item Length: 6.4 in
Author: C. Daniel Batson
Item Width: 9.4 in
Format: Hardcover
