Altruism and Altruistic Love: Science, Philosophy, and Religion in Dialogue

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The concept of altruism, or disinterested concern for another's welfare, has been discussed by everyone from theologians to psychologists to biologists. In this cutting edge book, evolutionary, neurological, developmental, psychological, social, cultural, and religious aspects of altruistic behavior are examined by renowned researchers. The result is a collaborative and provocative look at one of humanity's essential and defining characteristics.
 

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General Introduction
3
Introduction to Part I
15
Pythagorean Bodies and the Body of Altruism
29
Morality Altruism and Love
40
The Tradition of Agape
51
Conclusion to Part I
65
Conceptual Mapping
72
Addressing the Altruism Question Experimentally
89
Introduction to Part IV
249
A Note on the Neurobiology of Emotions
264
Impairment of Interpersonal Social Behavior Caused
271
The Communication of Emotions and the Possibility
284
Empathy Evolution and Altruism
309
Conclusion to Part IV
328
Science and Religion on the Nature of Love
335
The Evolutionary
346

Explicating Altruism
106
Faces of Heroism
123
Conclusion to Part II
140
Introduction to Part III
145
A Darwinian Naturalists Perspective on Altruism
151
Buddhist Perspectives from the Past
362
Conclusion to Part V
376
References
475
Index
491
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