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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... understanding of the dilemmas – and political economy – of humanitarian intervention among donors (and this includes the general public). That, to my mind, is one of the chief contributions of this book. The book can also be read as a ...
... understanding of the dilemmas – and political economy – of humanitarian intervention among donors (and this includes the general public). That, to my mind, is one of the chief contributions of this book. The book can also be read as a ...
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... understand and then make a proper place for ourselves, realizing that it is the same 'self' which makes the choice. I call 'concern for the person in need' the principle of humanity. It is not a simple concept. It is as complex as the ...
... understand and then make a proper place for ourselves, realizing that it is the same 'self' which makes the choice. I call 'concern for the person in need' the principle of humanity. It is not a simple concept. It is as complex as the ...
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... understanding of 'the person in need'. Otherwise, for the serious altruist at least, there can be no real concern, only a superficial and selfish relationship. This concern is an immensely demanding concept, requiring constant self ...
... understanding of 'the person in need'. Otherwise, for the serious altruist at least, there can be no real concern, only a superficial and selfish relationship. This concern is an immensely demanding concept, requiring constant self ...
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... understand the person in need and his or her full social, economic and political context, we need to obliterate our own self. It is not a pleasant process because we have to question ourselves relentlessly. The advantage is that we will ...
... understand the person in need and his or her full social, economic and political context, we need to obliterate our own self. It is not a pleasant process because we have to question ourselves relentlessly. The advantage is that we will ...
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... understanding, and it is never satisfied. The aid worker constantly balances the physical and the emotional and can never reach a sense of perfect fulfilment. The aid worker is condemned to live with dissatisfaction and uneasiness. One ...
... understanding, and it is never satisfied. The aid worker constantly balances the physical and the emotional and can never reach a sense of perfect fulfilment. The aid worker is condemned to live with dissatisfaction and uneasiness. One ...
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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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