The Brighter Side Of Human Nature: Altruism And Empathy In Everyday Life

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Basic Books, 2008 M08 5 - 416 páginas
Drawing from hundreds of studies in half a dozen fields, The Brighter Side of Human Nature makes a powerful case that caring and generosity are just as natural as selfishness and aggression. This lively refutation of cynical assumptions about our species considers the nature of empathy and the causes of war, why we (incorrectly) explain all behavior in terms of self-interest, and how we can teach children to care.

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On the Nature of Human Nature
35
Prediction and Promotion
63
The Self and the Other
98
The Self with the Other
136
A Case Study
164
Altruism Lost
181
Altruism Regained
205
Beyond Altruism
239
The Seville Statement on Violence
269
References
347
Index
387
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Alfie Kohn is the author of ten previous books, including Punished by Rewards, The Schools Our Children Deserve, and Unconditional Parenting. He lives with his family in the Boston area.

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