The Altruism Reader : Selections from Writings on Love, Religion, and Science.
Title:
The Altruism Reader : Selections from Writings on Love, Religion, and Science.
Author:
Oord, Thomas.
ISBN:
9781599472218
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (385 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Half Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: Defining Love -- 1. The Core Meaning of "Love" Stephen G. Post -- 2. The Love Racket: Defining Love and Agape for the Love-and-Science Research Program Thomas Jay Oord -- Part II: Ancient Religious Writings on Love -- 3. The Hebrew Scriptures: Psalms 100, 107 -- 4. The Dhammapada: Joy -- 5. The Bhagavadgita: The Religion of Faith -- 6. The New Testament: Luke 10:25-37, 1 Corinthians 13, 1 John 4:7-21 -- 7. The Qur'an: The Cow -- 8. Teaching Christianity: On Christian Doctrine Augustine of Hippo -- 9. Summa Theologica: The Treatise on Charity Thomas Aquinas -- 10. Agape and Eros: Excerpts Anders Nygren -- 11. Love in Any Language Thomas Jay Oord -- Part III: Contemporary Religious Writings on Love -- 12. Loyalty: The Calling of the People of God Katharine Doob Sakenfeld -- 13. Understanding Our Fundamental Nature His Holiness the Dalai Lama -- 14. Ahimsa: The Path of Harmlessness Thich Nhat Hanh -- 15. The Incarnation Daniel Day Williams -- 16. Agapeistic Ethics Gene Outka -- 17. Philia Edward Collins Vacek -- 18. Kenotic Creation and Divine Action John Polkinghorne -- 19. Kenosis: Gender Connotations Sarah Coakley -- 20. Love in Islam Amira Shamma Abdin -- Part IV: The Physics of Altruism -- 21. Ethics, Cosmology, and Theories of God Nancey Murphy and George Ellis -- Part V: The Biology of Altruism -- 22. Evolutionary Ethics Robert Wright -- 23. The Selfish Gene: Excerpts Richard Dawkins -- 24. The Robustness of Reciprocity Robert Axelrod -- 25. Getting Along Frans de Waal -- 26. Bentham's Corpse Elliott Sober and David Sloan Wilson -- 27. The Four Paths to Cooperation Lee Alan Dugatkin -- Part VI: Altruism in the Social Sciences -- 28. Affect and Prosocial Responding Nancy Eisenberg, Sandra Losoya, and Tracy Spinrad.
29. Aversive-Arousal Reduction Daniel C. Batson -- 30. Triangulating Love Robert J. Sternberg -- 31. Saving Others: Was It Opportunity or Character? Samuel P. Oliner and Pearl M. Oliner -- 32. Progress through Love Stephen G. Post.
Abstract:
First anthology of its kind in the growing field of altruism and altruistic research Offers a multifaith look at altruism, including perspectives from Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism Contains texts written by both contemporary and ancient theologians, philosophers, and scientists.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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