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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... values commonly associated with the term 'humanity'. Humanitarian work is an important part of this learning process. As this book shows, however, humanitarian work is fraught with dangers and dilemmas. To propose 'concern for the ...
... values commonly associated with the term 'humanity'. Humanitarian work is an important part of this learning process. As this book shows, however, humanitarian work is fraught with dangers and dilemmas. To propose 'concern for the ...
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... value. This, again, reminds me of the solidarity and compassion I have witnessed among disaster-stricken people in many different places, from the squats of London to Iraqi homes and Kashmiri villages. As I write these lines, a wave of ...
... value. This, again, reminds me of the solidarity and compassion I have witnessed among disaster-stricken people in many different places, from the squats of London to Iraqi homes and Kashmiri villages. As I write these lines, a wave of ...
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... values and plenty of wealth, relative to the rest of the world. We are free to choose whether to feel concern for ... value that we aspire towards–an escape from the more selfish influences of the gene and the past. We have to learn how ...
... values and plenty of wealth, relative to the rest of the world. We are free to choose whether to feel concern for ... value that we aspire towards–an escape from the more selfish influences of the gene and the past. We have to learn how ...
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... . Instead of simplifying the principles and exploring more fundamental values, the tendency in the last two decades has been to expand and elaborate the principles, making them ever more pragmatic. In 4 THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
... . Instead of simplifying the principles and exploring more fundamental values, the tendency in the last two decades has been to expand and elaborate the principles, making them ever more pragmatic. In 4 THE SELFISH ALTRUIST.
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... values and what are simply working mechanisms. What I argue in this book is that the principle of 'humanity' represents the fundamental moral value of humanitarianism. It takes precedence over all others. What does it mean? I define the ...
... values and what are simply working mechanisms. What I argue in this book is that the principle of 'humanity' represents the fundamental moral value of humanitarianism. It takes precedence over all others. What does it mean? I define the ...
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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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