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Motivation, altruism, personality and social psychology, the coming age of altruism, Michael Babula

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

no index present

non fiction

Motivation, altruism, personality and social psychology

Michael Babula

the coming age of altruism

List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Intrinsic drive to become exocentric altruists -- An unenlightened developmental psychology -- Proposed hyperbola paradigm -- Expanding the scope of biological evolution -- The unlikely samaritans -- A fresh look at pathology -- Pathological self-interest -- Needs frustration and mindset of 9/11 jihadists -- The special case of psychopathy -- Sequential confirmation of the hyperbola paradigm -- Post-materialist value change -- New challenges for the West -- Political values in a threat environment -- The rejection of barabbas -- The coming age of altruism -- Aligning governing systems & altruistic values -- Promoting altruistic constructivist education -- Helping the afflicted transcend self-interest