Self-addiction and Self-righteousness1

Pathological Altruism

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Brin, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Addiction; Habit; Indignation; Pathological altruism; Self righteousness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921695274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199738571.003.0062     Document Type: Chapter

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