15 December 2007

Promoting Altruism

Studies on altruism and bystander apathy indicate that people are more inclined to behave altruistically when they feel a personal sense of responsibility for providing assistance, when they see others model helping behavior, when they have a clear perception of the need for rendering assistance, and when the person they are helping is someone they like.
Creating Effective Organizations, p.301

How can I promote altruism?

12 November 2007

The Widow and The Ruler

What if the widow only threw in one of her two mites?
Would the Rich Young Ruler need to give 1 mite, half his wealth, or all but one mite to equal the contribution of the widow?

What Do We Deserve?

What can we honestly say that we deserve?

29 October 2007

Quantification of Good

In the quantification of good works, how do we account for whom we do them?
Is it better to do more good to those who have more, or less good to those who have less?