Handbook of Heroism and Heroic Leadership

Foreword / Philip Zimbardo --
Introduction --
Setting the scene : the rise and coalescence of heroism science / Scott T. Allison, George R. Goethals, and Roderick M. Kramer --
Origins of heroism --
Attributes and applications of heroes : a brief history of lay and academic perspectives / Elaine L. Kinsella, Timothy D. Ritchie, and Eric R. Igou --
Why heroism exists : evolutionary perspectives on extreme helping / Sara Kafashan, Adam Sparks, Amanda Rotella, and Pat Barclay --
Adaptive foundations of heroism : social heuristics push advantageous everyday ethical behavior to heroic extremes / Gordon T. Kraft-Todd and David G. Rand --
The evolution and neurobiology of heroism / Stephanie D. Preston --
Character development and the emergence of heroic leadership : towards a relational developmental systems-based model / Kristina Schmid Callina, Richard M. Lerner, Ettya Fremont, Brian Burkhard, Danielle Stacey, and Shaobing Su --
The moral character of heroes / Lawrence J. Walker --
Why and how groups create moral heroes / Ari Decter-Frain, Ruth Vanstone, and Jeremy A. Frimer --
The hero organism : advancing the embodiment of heroism thesis in the 21st century / Olivia Efthimiou --
Types of heroism --
Everyday heroes : determinants of moral courage / Anna Halmburger, Anna Baumert, and Manfred Schmitt --
Heroism in times of crisis: understanding leadership during extreme events --
Zeno e. franco --
Holocaust heroes : heroic altruism of non-jewish moral exemplars in nazi europe / Stephanie Fagin-Jones --
Heroism and wisdom in medicine / Margaret Plews-Ogan, Justine E. Owens, Natalie May, and Monika Ardelt --
Deviant heroes and social heroism in everyday life : activists and artists / Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Michael Condren, and Izabela Lebuda --
To become or not to become? : existential courage and the pursuit of desired identities / Roderick M. Kramer --
Heroism in the networked society / Dana Klisanin --
A training program in spiritually-oriented leadership : inner growth for outer change / Elsa Lau, Sarah B. Sherman, and Lisa Miller --
Career development and a sense of calling : contexts for heroism / Bryan J. Dik, Adelyn B. Shimizu, and William O\'Connor --
Underdogs as heroes / Joseph A. Vandello, Nadav Goldschmied, and Kenneth Michniewicz --
Whistleblowers as heroes : fostering \"quiet\" heroism in place of the heroic whistleblower stereotype / A J Brown --
Processes of heroism --
The hero\'s transformation / Scott T. Allison and George R. Goethals --
Moral transformation : the paths to heroism, villainy, and victimhood / Amelia Goranson and Kurt Gray --
The impact of heroism on heroes and observers : stories of elevation and personal change / Jeanne Nakamura and Laura Graham --
Accidental and purposeful impediments to heroism / Craig D. Parks --
Heroic empathy: the heart of leadership / Ronald H. Humphrey and Laural L. Adams --
Heroic leaders and despotic tyrants : how power and status shape leadership / Anika Stuppy and Nicole L. Mead --
The intersection of purpose and heroism: a study of exemplars / Kendall Cotton Bronk and Brian R. Riches --
Heroism and the pursuit of meaning / Jeffrey D. Green, Daryl R. Van Tongeren, Athena H. Cairo, and Nao Hagiwara --
Psychopathy and heroism : unresolved questions and future directions / Brett A. Murphy, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Ashley L. Watts --
The courage of one\'s moral convictions : exploring the two sides of heroism / Ronnie Janoff-Bulman and Prerana Bharadwaj --
Contributors --
Index.