The Compassionate Beast

What Science is Discovering about the Humane Side of Humankind

• Author(s): Morton M. Hunt,
• Publisher: Morrow
• Pages: 287
• ISBN_10: 0688075770
  ISBN_13: 9780688075774
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy , Psychology / Personality , Social Science / General ,

Description:... Altruism--unselfish interest in the welfare of others--is one of man's most illusive and frequently disputed traits. In this work of revolutionary implication for parenting and social policy, Hunt moves beyond armchair philosophizing to look at recent research emerging on self-sacrificing for others.15,000 print.