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Pathological Altruism and Pathological Regulation
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The profound benefits of altruism in modern society are self-evident. However, the potential hurtful aspects of altruism have gone largely unrecognized in scientific inquiry. This is despite the fact that virtually all forms of altruism are associated with tradeoffs--some of enormous importance and sensitivity--and notwithstanding that examples of pathologies of altruism abound. Presented here ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Economic Theory
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1097-3923,1467-9779
DOI: 10.1111/jpet.12368