Beyond the dichotomy between altruism and egoism : society, relationship, and responsibility

"The birth of the social sciences and specifically of sociology begets some open questions, among which the debate on altruism and the concept of social solidarity. The term altruism was firstly used by Auguste Comte. It is one of the few terms born within the scientific field that will enter t...

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Main Author Mangone, Emiliana, 1970- (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K : Emerald Publishing Limited : Information Age Publishing, Inc., [2020]
SeriesHistory and society: integrating social, political and economic sciences
Subjects
Altruism > Social aspects.
Egoism > Social aspects.
Conduct of life.
Psychology > Social Psychology.
Social, group or collective psychology.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781806605484
DOI10.1108/9781648021305
Physical Description1 online resource (220 pages.)

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1. Modernity and altruism to be rediscovered
  • Chapter 2. The social sciences discover altruism
  • Chapter 3. Intellectual heritage
  • Chapter 4. Beyond the dichotomy between altruism and egoism
  • Chapter 5. Society, relationship, and responsibility. Conclusions. About the author.

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