The Ethics of Altruism (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Seglow, Jonathan

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'The chief problem of human life', wrote Auguste Comte, 'is the subordination of egoism to altruism.' This collection examines the nature and value of altruism as a moral virtue, restoring it to its proper place at the centre of our moral and political thinking.
The first five essays in the collection explore the relationship between altruism and other moral concepts such as self-interest, autonomy, community and impartiality. The five essays in the second part show how altruism is invoked in practical moral problems, including aid to developing countries, the market for human body parts, multiculturalism and the politics of recognition, and medical ethics. Through these discussions, the central role of altruism in moral thinking is brought into sharper focus.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2004
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135754891
• Artikelnr.: 49984390

Autorenporträt

Jonathan Seglow

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: Theoretical Issues 1. Are They My Poor?: The problem of altruism in
a world of strangers 2. Altruism, Self-Interest and the Indistinctness of
Persons 3. Egotism and Altruism: Outlines of a materialist conception of
the good 4. Is There a Paradox of Altruism? 5. Personal and Impersonal
Altruism Part 2: Practical Issues 6. Duties of Good Samaritanism: A Matter
of Justice 7. Whose Suffering and Whose Benefit?: The duty to distant
others 8. The Right to Trade in Human Body Parts 9. Altruism and
Recognition 10. Incapacity, Altruism, Medicine and the Law