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" Altruistic Reveries : "
edited by Basant K. Kapur, Kim-Chong Chong.
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722819
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b542531
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edited by Basant K. Kapur, Kim-Chong Chong.
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Altruistic Reveries : : Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences\ edited by Basant K. Kapur, Kim-Chong Chong.
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Boston, MA: Springer US, 2002
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1(x, 187 Seiten)
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1461352509
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: 1461508096
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: 9781461352501
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: 9781461508090
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1 Introduction.- 2 Altruism and Its Limits.- 3 Mencius and the Possibility of Altruism in Early Chinese Philosophy.- 4 Altruism as the Condition of Subjectivity.- 5 Altruism, Risk and Sibling Rivalry.- 6 Empathy and Helping.- 7 Altruism or Social Exchange?.- 8 Economic Consequences of Altruism.- 9 Charitable Giving by Individuals: An Empirical Perspective.- 10 Altruism in Wartime: Self, and Others.- 11 The Classical Origins of Modern Altruism in Plato's Dialogues.- 12 Conclusion.
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Altruistic Reveries is a unique volume, which arises out of an Interdisciplinary Conference on Perspectives on Altruism from the Humanities and Social Sciences organized by the Centre for Advanced Studies, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore, in October 1999.
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Economic policy.
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Economics.
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Microeconomics.
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HM1146.E358 2002
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Basant K Kapur
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Kim-Chong Chong
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