Tuesday, April 12, 2016

New Book Offers New Perspective on Altruism


Greenwood, IN – A new book, written by Robert Villegas, represents a new challenge to man’s understanding of one of history’s iconic moral institutions: altruism. The History of Altruism was written as a self-enlightenment project on the author’s part as he struggled to understand the conflict between those who preach and practice altruism and those who consider it a moral pariah responsible for mayhem and bloodshed. The following is a quote from the book’s Introduction:

“Many people don’t realize that their most deadly enemy has seldom been seen and cannot be imagined. In my view that enemy is altruism and what is not imagined about it is that it is evil. If this is true, they are not aware of the principles that are destroying them. They are practicing a morality that brings only deadly results while they continue to expect things to get better; and even worse, they consider themselves to be moral while they are acting as their own destroyers.”

This book seeks to provide new interpretations of altruism that set the record straight on the one aspect of altruism that is seldom considered and that is the loss of value imposed upon the “giver”. This loss has been experienced in a number of ways, not the least of which include the loss of life and the decline into poverty for many people. Mr. Villegas shows the many forms of altruism that have existed throughout history and how those forms led inexorably to the disasters of the last century and the coming decline of our present century. There is a way out and that way is described in this book.


Robert Villegas, is an Indiana Author specializing in fiction, romance, theater and philosophy. He was born in South Texas (Weslaco) but raised in Indiana. He is Hispanic-American but American in every sense of the word. He has spent a lifetime in the business world as a UPS executive and also worked in locations all over the United States and Europe. He is an Army veteran who served in Korea as a telecommunications specialist serving in the 7th Infantry Division in Camp Casey, Korea. He was educated in Indiana and earned a Degree through the University of the State of NY (Albany) via an external degree program. He is divorced with three grown children and three grandchildren.

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Robert Villegas
www.robertvillegas.com

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