The invention of altruism : making moral meanings in Victorian Britain
Dixon, ThomasAuthor
British Academy.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2008.
This volume explores how Victorian philosophers, scientists clergymen, and novelists debated the meaning of the new term 'altruism'. Including a reappraisal of Charles Darwin's ideas and insights into the rise of popular socialism, this study is relevant to contemporary debates about altruism, evolution religion, and ethics.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
This volume explores how Victorian philosophers, scientists clergymen, and novelists debated the meaning of the new term 'altruism'. Including a reappraisal of Charles Darwin's ideas and insights into the rise of popular socialism, this study is relevant to contemporary debates about altruism, evolution religion, and ethics.
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Altruism
Ethics
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Ethics