The Selfish Altruist: Relief Work in Famine and WarRoutledge, 17 de jun. de 2013 - 240 páginas 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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... 85383-879-9 (cloth) 1. Humanitarian assistance. 2. Altruism. 3. Oxfam. 4. Food relief. 5. War relief. I. Title. HV544.5.V38 2001 363.34'988–dc21 2001023348 Contents Foreword by Jean Drèze iv Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Copyright.
... 85383-879-9 (cloth) 1. Humanitarian assistance. 2. Altruism. 3. Oxfam. 4. Food relief. 5. War relief. I. Title. HV544.5.V38 2001 363.34'988–dc21 2001023348 Contents Foreword by Jean Drèze iv Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Copyright.
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... 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 person in need' as a guiding principle in addressing these ...
... 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 person in need' as a guiding principle in addressing these ...
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... humanitarian action. The reason for this is that, contrary to popular perception, humanitarian action is often compromised, or even corrupted, by very different motives. We are not talking here of humanitarian action on the part of ...
... humanitarian action. The reason for this is that, contrary to popular perception, humanitarian action is often compromised, or even corrupted, by very different motives. We are not talking here of humanitarian action on the part of ...
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... humanitarian aid. It argues that altruism is not something we choose as an alternative to selfishness but a value that we aspire towards–an escape from the more selfish influences of the gene and the past. We have to learn how to ...
... humanitarian aid. It argues that altruism is not something we choose as an alternative to selfishness but a value that we aspire towards–an escape from the more selfish influences of the gene and the past. We have to learn how to ...
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... humanitarian tradition? Since the Crimean war, the issue has been dominated by the question (of concern to generals as much as to humanitarians) of how to limit the effects of war to what is publicly acceptable. In the 3 INTRODUCTION.
... humanitarian tradition? Since the Crimean war, the issue has been dominated by the question (of concern to generals as much as to humanitarians) of how to limit the effects of war to what is publicly acceptable. In the 3 INTRODUCTION.
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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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