For the greater good of all : perspectives on individualism, society, and leadership / edited by Donelson R. Forsyth and Crystal L. Hoyt

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Perspectives on individualism, collectivism, and the greater good / Donelson R. Forsyth and Crystal L. Hoyt -- What do Capuchin monkeys tell us about cooperation? / Sarah F. Brosnan -- Empathy-induced altruism : friend or foe of the common good? / C. Daniel Batson -- Cultural neuroscience and the collective good / Joan Y. Chiao, Lisa Hechtman and Narun Pornpattananangkul -- A brief history of individualism in American thought / Eric Daniels -- Individualism, collectivism, leadership and the greater good / Edwin A. Locke -- Big man, big heart? The political role of aggrandizers in egalitarian and transegalitarian societies / Brian Hayden -- Resisting Machiavelli : reducing collective harm in Conflict / Neil J. Mitchell -- A Hippocratic oath for philanthropists / Michael Moody -- Working for the common good : individuals and groups address the challenges facing the world / Mark Snyder.