C. Daniel Batson

The Altruism Question (eBook, ePUB)

Toward A Social-psychological Answer

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Are our efforts to help others ever driven solely by altruistic motivation, or is our ultimate goal always some form of self- benefit (egoistic motivation)? This volume reports the development of an empirically-testable theory of altruistic motivation and a series of experiments designed to test that theory. It sets the issue of egoism versus altruism in its larger historical and philosophical context, and brings diverse experiments into a single, integrated argument. Readers will find that this book provides a solid base of information from which questions surrounding the existence of altruistic motivation can be further investigated.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317785354
• Artikelnr.: 40301664

Autorenporträt

C. Daniel Batson

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: The Question Posed by Our Concern for Others: Altruism or Egoism?
Part I: The Altruism Question in Western Thought.Egoism and Altruism in
Western Philosophy. Egoism and Altruism in Early Psychology. The Altruism
Question in Contemporary Psychology. Part II: Toward an Answer: The
Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis.A Scientific Method for Addressing the Altruism
Question. A Three- Path Model of Egoistic and Altruistic Motivation to
Help: The Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis. Egoistic Alternatives to the
Empathy- Altruism Hypothesis. Part III: Testing the Egoistic Alternatives
to the Empathy- Altruism Hypothesis.Aversive-Arousal Reduction. Empathy-
Specific Punishment. Empathy-Specific Reward. Part IV: Extensions.Other
Possible Sources of Altruistic Motivation: The Altruistic Personality.
Implications and Limitations of the Empathy-Altruism Hypothesis.