Altruism or the Other as the Essence of Existence : A Philosophical Passage to Being Altruistic / / Iraklis Ioannidis
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Ioannidis Iraklis
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| Titolo: |
Altruism or the Other as the Essence of Existence : A Philosophical Passage to Being Altruistic / / Iraklis Ioannidis
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| Pubblicazione: | Leiden; ; Boston : , : Brill | Rodopi, , 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina: | 190 |
| Soggetto topico: | Philosophy |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | "The author offers fresh, yet radical, philosophical insights into the much contested topic of altruism. Whereas the debate on altruism, since time immemorial, consists in trying to determine whether we are biologically altruistic or not, Ioannidis explores altruism otherwise. Following Nietzsche, he traces altruism to the phenomenon of promising or giving one's word. His analysis provokes us to think that our possibility to exist cannot be realized without this event"-- |
| Altri titoli varianti: | A Philosophical Passage to Being Altruistic |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Altruism or the Other as the Essence of Existence |
| ISBN: | 90-04-44839-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910817667603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Value Inquiry Book Series ; ; 363.