The Altruism Question Toward A Social-psychological Answer
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.
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.
Date de parution : 08-1991
15.2x22.9 cm
Date de parution : 01-2016
15.2x22.9 cm
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Mots-clés :
empathy; hypothesis; altruistic; motivation; egoistically; motivated; aversive; arousal; reduction; empathic; Empathy Altruism Hypothesis; Aversive Arousal Reduction; Empathy Specific Punishment; Empathy Specific Reward; Negative State Relief; High Empathy Condition; Altruism Question; Egoism Altruism Debate; Low Empathy Condition; Path 1a; Feeling Empathy; La Rouchefoucauld; Altruistic Motivation; Empathic Emotion; Egoistic Alternative; Egoistic Explanations; Katie Banks; Negative State Relief Model; Dispositional Empathy; SRAS; Altruistic Personality; Empathy Manipulation; Empathy Design; Interpersonal Reactivity Index; Self-reported Empathy