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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808493003321

Titolo

The ethics of altruism / / edited by Jonathan Seglow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Frank Cass, 2004

London ; ; Portland, Or., : Frank Cass, 2004

ISBN

1-135-75489-6

1-135-75490-X

9786610178230

0-203-68277-7

1-280-17823-X

0-203-31991-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SeglowJonathan <1968->

Disciplina

171.8

Soggetti

Altruism

Conduct of life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Ethics of Altruism: Introduction; 2 Altruism, Impartiality and Moral Demands; 3 Gratitude, Contribution and Ethical Theory; 4 Altruism, Self-Interest and the Indistinctness of Persons; 5 Between Egoism and Altruism: Outlines for a Materialist Conception of the Good; 6 Is There a Paradox of Altruism?; 7 'Are They My Poor?': The Problem of Altruism in a World of Strangers; 8 Good Samaritanism: A Matter of Justice; 9 Altruism and Freedom; 10 Canaries in the Mines?; 11 The Right to Trade in Human Body Parts; Abstracts

Notes on ContributorsIndex;

Sommario/riassunto

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.