Altruism in Humans

by C. Daniel Batson

One of the "Best Books of 2011" from the Center for Optimal Adult Development

We send money to help famine victims halfway around the world. We campaign to save whales and oceans. We stay up all night to comfort a friend with a broken relationship. People will at times risk -- even lose -- their lives for others, including strangers. Why do we do these things? What motivates such behavior?

Altruism in Humans takes a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195341066
• ISBN13: 9780195341065
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"