Pathological Altruism

Pathological Altruism
EditorBarbara A. Oakley, Ariel Knafo, Guruprasad Madhavan, David Sloan Wilson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPsychology
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
5 January 2012
Publication placeUnited States
Pages496
ISBN978-0-19-973857-1

Pathological Altruism is a book edited by Barbara Oakley, Ariel Knafo, Guruprasad Madhavan, and David Sloan Wilson. It was published on 5 January 2012 by Oxford University Press, and contains 31 academic papers. Oakley defines pathological altruism as "altruism in which attempts to promote the welfare of others instead result in unanticipated harm".