Human Motives. Hedonism, Altruism, and the Science of Affect, Hardback

Human Motives shows how the sciences of decision and affect support a form motivational hedonism (the theory that everything we do is done in pursuit of pleasure and to avoid pain and displeasure) while making room for both genuine altruism and intrinsic motives of duty.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Author(s): Peter (Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, University of Maryland) Carruthers
• Number of pages: 240
• Publication date: 2024
• Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 20
• Cover type: Hardback