Breitsameter, Christof2023-02-142023-02-142013Theological Research, 2013, Vol. 1, s. 65-78.2300-3588http://theo-logos.pl/xmlui/handle/123456789/3778Artykuł w języku niemieckim.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.deAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Polandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/pl/love of neighboraltruismcharitymiłość bliźniegoaltruizmdobroczynnośćNächstenliebeAltruismusWohltätigkeitmiłośćloveArticle