Altruism or the Other as the Essence of Existence : : A Philosophical Passage to Being Altruistic / / Iraklis Ioannidis.

"The author offers fresh, yet radical, philosophical insights into the much contested topic of altruism. Whereas the debate on altruism, since time immemorial, consists in trying to determine whether we are biologically altruistic or not, Ioannidis explores altruism otherwise. Following Nietzsc...

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Superior document:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 363
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden; , Boston : : Brill | Rodopi, , 2021.
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Value Inquiry Book Series ; 363.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Other title:A Philosophical Passage to Being Altruistic
Summary:"The author offers fresh, yet radical, philosophical insights into the much contested topic of altruism. Whereas the debate on altruism, since time immemorial, consists in trying to determine whether we are biologically altruistic or not, Ioannidis explores altruism otherwise. Following Nietzsche, he traces altruism to the phenomenon of promising or giving one's word. His analysis provokes us to think that our possibility to exist cannot be realized without this event"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:900444839X
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Iraklis Ioannidis.