The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarRoutledge, 17/06/2013 - 240 من الصفحات Provides an analysis of some of the most traumatic situations involving famine and war of the last two decades, helping us to understand what it takes to be an aid worker and how important humanitarian action is today. Famine and war evoke strong emotional reactions, and for most people there is a limited amount they can do. But the relief worker has to convert emotional responses into practical action and difficult choices - whom to help and how. Their own feelings have to motivate action for others. But can they separate out their own selfish feelings and prejudices in such an emotive climate? How do they avoid being partial among those they are helping? Are they motivated by altruistic concern, or the power they experience or the attention they receive? Tony Vaux brings over 20 years experience as one of Oxfam's leading emergency managers to the exploration of the conflicts between subjective impulses and objective judgements and the dilemmas relief workers contend with. |
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... question, 'how can an aid worker be happy?' Tony Vaux has another reason to feel happy, namely that at the end of this arduous (even harrowing) journey he has been able to share his thoughts with the public in this highly enlightening ...
... question, 'how can an aid worker be happy?' Tony Vaux has another reason to feel happy, namely that at the end of this arduous (even harrowing) journey he has been able to share his thoughts with the public in this highly enlightening ...
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... question might be: 'Who am I today?' * * *As a preliminary question, we need to ask whether there is any agreed moral basis for modern humanitarianism? There may be little guidance (for most of us) from established religion and there is ...
... question might be: 'Who am I today?' * * *As a preliminary question, we need to ask whether there is any agreed moral basis for modern humanitarianism? There may be little guidance (for most of us) from established religion and there is ...
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... question: what is humanitarianism? With the end of the Cold War, when Western governments began flexing their political muscle, it has become increasingly important to decide what is fundamental and what is peripheral. Or to put it ...
... question: what is humanitarianism? With the end of the Cold War, when Western governments began flexing their political muscle, it has become increasingly important to decide what is fundamental and what is peripheral. Or to put it ...
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... questions? Was it all a conspiracy of silence with the aim of keeping the poor out of the minds and hearts of Western people who wanted to get on with their own lives? Suddenly I saw it all in a new light. I was also alarmed that I too ...
... questions? Was it all a conspiracy of silence with the aim of keeping the poor out of the minds and hearts of Western people who wanted to get on with their own lives? Suddenly I saw it all in a new light. I was also alarmed that I too ...
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... question ourselves relentlessly. The advantage is that we will have a better chance of making the right decisions. If we allow ourselves to intrude on that judgement, we will believe that we know the answers before we really do, and ...
... question ourselves relentlessly. The advantage is that we will have a better chance of making the right decisions. If we allow ourselves to intrude on that judgement, we will believe that we know the answers before we really do, and ...
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A Golden Age of Humanitarianism? | 43 |
Impartiality and Selfrespect | 69 |
Vulnerability and Power | 93 |
Pride and Principle | 115 |
Emotion and Order | 137 |
Responsibility and Rights | 159 |
Mans Inhumanity | 183 |
Chapter 9 The Selfish Altruist | 201 |
Notes on the Sources | 213 |
Index | 224 |
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