Altruism, Grief, and Identity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10351439 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Donald L M Baxter (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 371-383 |
| Publication date | 2005-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Philosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2005.tb00532.x |
| OpenAlex | W2039819375 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The divide between oneself and others has made altruism seem irrational to some thinkers, as Sidgwick points out. I use characterizations of grief, especially by St. Augustine, to question the divide, and use a composition-as-identity metaphysics of parts and wholes to make literal sense of those characterizations
Aesthetics · Altruism (biology · Epistemology · Grief · Identity (music · Irrational number · Metaphysics · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Augustinian Studies and Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2022 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |