This book offers an innovative focus on altruism, in which the concept is considered as not just a moral or psychological phenomenon, but as a foundational component of human identity. It explores altruism from both theoretical and applied perspectives, making use of the second-person philosophy to shift enquiry from self-centred ethics to relational identity. With an interdisciplinary scope that spans the fields of philosophy, neuroscience, economics, medicine, ecology, communication, pedagogy, theology and sociology, this contributed volume provides a rich and holistic understanding of altruism. Its international contributors offer an expert response to current anthropological and social crises by way of a new paradigm - one of proximity and care. The book will be of interest to a mixed audience of scholars and students in the fields of philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, education, medical humanities, and communication studies, particularly those engaged in interdisciplinary research on altruism.

This book offers an innovative focus on altruism, in which the concept is considered as not just a moral or psychological phenomenon, but as a foundational component of human identity. It explores altruism from both theoretical and applied perspectives, making use of the second-person philosophy to shift enquiry from self-centred ethics to relational identity. With an interdisciplinary scope that spans the fields of philosophy, neuroscience, economics, medicine, ecology, communication, pedagogy, theology and sociology, this contributed volume provides a rich and holistic understanding of altruism. Its international contributors offer an expert response to current anthropological and social crises by way of a new paradigm - one of proximity and care. The book will be of interest to a mixed audience of scholars and students in the fields of philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, education, medical humanities, and communication studies, particularly those engaged in interdisciplinary research on altruism.

This book offers an innovative focus on altruism, in which the concept is considered as not just a moral or psychological phenomenon, but as a foundational component of human identity. It explores altruism from both theoretical and applied perspectives, making use of the second-person philosophy to shift enquiry from self-centred ethics to relational identity. With an interdisciplinary scope that spans the fields of philosophy, neuroscience, economics, medicine, ecology, communication, pedagogy, theology and sociology, this contributed volume provides a rich and holistic understanding of altruism. Its international contributors offer an expert response to current anthropological and social crises by way of a new paradigm - one of proximity and care. The book will be of interest to a mixed audience of scholars and students in the fields of philosophy, theology, psychology, sociology, education, medical humanities, and communication studies, particularly those engaged in interdisciplinary research on altruism.