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The Making Of A Hero: Cultivating Empathy, Altruism, And Heroic Imagination, Ari Kohen, Matt Langdon, Brian R. Riches
The Making Of A Hero: Cultivating Empathy, Altruism, And Heroic Imagination, Ari Kohen, Matt Langdon, Brian R. Riches
Department of Political Science: Faculty Publications
Heroes are not born; they’re made. This article examines the commonalities in the backgrounds of people who take heroic action on behalf of others to theorize the ways in which our society can encourage citizens to prepare themselves to act heroically. In looking closely at a variety of people who have acted heroically, in a single moment or over time, we argue they have at least four crucial commonalities: They imagined situations where help was needed and considered how they would act; they had an expansive sense of empathy, not simply with those who might be considered “like them” but …
Trends. Bahtmen To The Rescue: A Psychology Of Altruism In Thailand, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Bahtmen To The Rescue: A Psychology Of Altruism In Thailand, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author examines the Thai financial system billion dollar rescue in terms of altruism vs. egoism.