Ist Nächstenliebe möglich? Versuch einer philosophisch-theologischen Positionsbestimmung

• Authors: Christof Breitsameter
• Languages of publication: DE

Abstracts

EN

The attempt of a modern interpretation of the concept of charity which is pivotal to Jewish-Christian ethics as well as the occidental culture can hardly succeed without a dialogue with those disciplines studying the secular version of it, namely altruism. The different approaches all converge in the question: Why do humans act altruistically? The present article tries to gather the most important answers and to portray the controversial debate on the explanation and evaluation of altruistic behavior in a way that underlines the interdisciplinary connectivity of an essential concept in theology.

Keywords

EN

love of neighbour; altruism and charity

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
• Journal: Theological Research. A Journal of Systematic Theology
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 1
• Pages: 65-78

Contributors

author

Christof Breitsameter

• Ruhr-Universität Bochum Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät, Germany