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The ethics of altruism / edited by Jonathan Seglow.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Altruism.
- Conduct of life.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (215 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Frank Cass, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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;
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-135-75489-6
- 1-135-75490-X
- 9786610178230
- 0-203-68277-7
- 1-280-17823-X
- 0-203-31991-5
- 9780203319918
- OCLC:
- 171133498
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