Passions Within Reason: The Strategic Role of the Emotions
- ISBN-10
- 0393026043
- ISBN-13
- 9780393026047
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton
- Author
- Robert H. Frank
Description
In looking at the behavior of the "me-generation" the author acknowledges the occurence of selfless acts and argues that looking out for number one may require looking out for others too
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