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The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life Softcover - 1990
by Kohn, Alfie
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- Title The Brighter Side of Human Nature: Altruism and Empathy in Everyday Life
- Author Kohn, Alfie
- Binding softcover
- Edition Later prt.
- Condition Used - Fine copy
- Pages 416
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Basic Books, New York
- Date 1990
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOOKS092734I
- ISBN 9780465007585 / 0465007589
- Weight 1.34 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 9.08 x 6.24 x 1.09 in (23.06 x 15.85 x 2.77 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Empathy, Altruism
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89043102
- Dewey Decimal Code 171.8
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First line
Consider this curious set of facts about our culture: Someone who thinks well of himself is said to have a healthy self-concept and is envied.
From the rear cover
Drawing from hundreds of studies in half a dozen fields, "The Brighter Side of Human Nature" makes a powerful case that caring and generosity are just as natural as selfishness and aggression. This lively refutation of cynical assumptions about our species considers the nature of empathy and the causes of war, why we (incorrectly) explain all behavior in terms of self-interest, and how we can teach children to care.