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Lays the groundwork for a social theory receptive to altruism by examining the experiences described by altruists themselves. This work explores the causes of altruism and the differences between altruists and other people. It demonstrates how social theories may begin to account for altruism and debunks the notions of scientific inevitability.

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What causes genocide And why do some stand by, doing nothing, while others risk their lives to help the persecuted This tile analyzes interviews with bystanders, Nazi supporters, and rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust to lay bare critical psychological forces operating during genocide.

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Presenting interviews with five ordinary people who rescued Jews during the Holocaust, this title focuses on a question at the heart of ethics: Why do people risk their lives for strangers and what drives such moral choice It offers a counterpoint to conventional arguments about rational choice.

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The Unspoken Morality of Childhood: Family, Friendship, Self-Esteem and the Wisdom of the Everyday reflects the thoughts of a senior ethicist and discusses complex ethical concepts such as identity, agency, self-esteem, forgiveness, relations with our parents, dealing with loss, the moral imagination, and a wide range of other issues that people confront every day.