Altruism

The Moral Psychology Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Stich, Stephen ^a,b   Doris, John M ^c   Roedder, Erica ^d  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Altruism; Daniel Batson; David Sloan Wilson; Egoism; Elliott sober; Evolution; Hedonism; Practical reasoning; Social psychology; Ultimate desire

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920935313     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199582143.003.0006     Document Type: Chapter

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