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Embracing the Other : Philosophical, Psychological, and Historical Perspectives on Altruism by Pearl Oliner (editor); Samuel P. Oliner (editor); Lawrence Baron (editor); Lawrence Blum (editor) is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Embracing the Other : Philosophical, Psychological, and Historical Perspectives on Altruism about?
All but buried for most of the twentieth century, the concept of altruism has re-emerged in this last quarter as a focus of intense scholarly inquiry and general public interest. In the wake of increased consciousness of the human potential for destructiveness, both scholars and the general public are seeking interventions which will not only inhibit the process, but may in fact chart a new creative path toward a global community. Largely initiated by a group of pioneering social psychologists,
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Pearl Oliner (editor); Samuel P. Oliner (editor); Lawrence Baron (editor); Lawrence Blum (editor)
- Publisher
- New York University Press
- Published
- 1992
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780814761755
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Psychology, Social Science, Sociology
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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