Altruism and Christian Ethics

Klappentext This book contends that secular altruism is a parody on the self-giving love of Christianity. Zusammenfassung This book contends that! as a modern secular concept! altruism is a parody on the self-giving love of Christianity! so that its dismissal represents a social levelling that loses the depths that theology makes intelligible and religion makes possible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Alien Altruism: 1. Explanations for altruism; 2. Evidence of altruism; 3. The elusiveness of altruism; Part II. Ideal Altruism: 4. Contract altruism; 5. Constructed altruism; 6. Collegial altruism; Part III. Real Altruism: 7. Acute altruism: agape; 8. Absolute altruism; 9. Actual altruism.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Colin Grant
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 11.01.2009
• EAN: 9780521093613
• ISBN: 978-0-521-09361-3
• Pagine: 288
• Serie: New Studies in Christian Ethic
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Teologia pratica