Altruism definition, the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism). See more.
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BasedontheRandomHouseUnabridgedDictionary,©RandomHouse,Inc.2022learnmoreaboutaltruism10EnduringQuotesFromMartinLutherKingJrToMoveYouToActionFindtheinspirationyouneedtomakepositivechangebyreadingthesequotesfromMartinLutherKingJr,andwhathispivotalandimpactfulwordsmean.READMOREWordsrelatedtoaltruismbenevolence,humanitarianism,kindness,selflessness,charity,generosity,humanism,magnanimity,philanthropyHowtousealtruisminasentenceThealtruismthesethreecompaniesexpressisnotdrivenbyprofits,butitcouldhaveapositiveeffectontheirbottomlines.Tocourtsociallymindedmillennials,somewineriesareinvestinginmorethangrapes|DaveMcIntyre|January22,2021|WashingtonPostThereasonshejoinedthetrialinthefirstplacewasaltruism,andasenseofcontributingtothequestforvaccines,ratherthanherownpossibleearlyaccesstoashot,shesaid.ElderlybegintodropoutofNovavaxvaccinetrialtogetPfizerandModernashots|ChristopherRowland|January19,2021|WashingtonPostWeoftenseeexamplesofaltruismandpeoplelivingtogether.HumansHaveGottenNicerandBetteratMakingWar-Issue94:Evolving|StevePaulson|January6,2021|NautilusAnfMRIexperimentexaminingtheneuralbasesofaltruismfoundthatwhenpeoplegavetocharities,brainareasassociatedwithpleasureandsocialattachmentwereactivated—somethingknownasthe“warmglow”effect.Howtospendyourmoneyformaximumhappiness|GulnazKhan|December21,2020|Popular-ScienceStoriesaboutaltruism,culture,fashionhistory,sustainabilityandethicalproductionbecametoptopicsthatreaderswerereadingandsearchingfor.HowVogue’sinternationalapproachtoaudiencedatahelpeditreachrecordreaders|KayleighBarber|December18,2020|DigidayAndthemen,ofcourse,cannotalways,orprobablyevenusually,beactingoutofaltruism.HaveSperm,WillTravel:The‘NaturalInseminators’HelpingWomenAvoidtheSpermBank|ElizabethPicciuto|November29,2014|DAILYBEASTHebelievesbrainchemistryundermineshissenseoffreewillandpersonhoodandthatpsychologyexplainsawayloveandaltruism.FrankSchaeffer,theAtheistWhoBelievesinGod|NickTabor|August3,2014|DAILYBEASTOfcourse,Fordwasmotivatedmorebyself-interestthanbyaltruism.HenryFordUnderstoodThatRaisingWagesWouldBringHimMoreProfit|DanielGross|January6,2014|DAILYBEASTButfollowingBlackHawkDown,itbecameclearthatinternationalaltruismcouldbecostly.BlackHawkDown’sLongShadow|DanielKlaidman|October9,2013|DAILYBEASTTheAntandthePeacockisabouttwodisagreementsbetweenDarwinandWallace:altruismandsexualselection.WhatRichardDawkinsReads:JerryCoyne,HelenaCroninandMore|JoshDzieza|September27,2012|DAILYBEASTThiscountryreapsthebenefitofthisfirststepinaltruismbasedonthehighestChristiananddemocraticdoctrines.TheLeaveninaGreatCity|LillianWilliamBettsHemadenoconcessionstoanyman;pityandaltruismwerenotinhisvocabulary.TheTransformationofJob|FrederickViningFisherCharity,kindness,altruism,allthegentleremotions—Iforesworethem.TheSecretWitness|GeorgeGibbsThenewKlan,initsgreatpietyandaltruismdeniesthatithasaninitiationfeeatall.TheModernKuKluxKlan|HenryPeckFryOnthisbasissufficientinspirationforpersonalrighteousnessandaltruismisaffordedbytheworld'sneedofjustthesethings.TheMinisterandtheBoy|AllanHobenSEEMOREEXAMPLESSEEFEWEREXAMPLEStrendingarticlesWhyDo“Left”And“Right”MeanLiberalAndConservative?“Have”vs.“Has”:WhenToUseEachOneWhatDo“a.m.”And“p.m.”StandFor?WhatIsAnEmDashAndHowDoYouUseIt?What’sTheDifferenceBetweenAtheismAndAgnosticism?WhatIsAPronoun?TypesAndExamplesBritishDictionarydefinitionsforaltruismaltruism/(ˈæltruːˌɪzəm)/nountheprincipleorpracticeofunselfishconcernforthewelfareofothersthephilosophicaldoctrinethatrightactionisthatwhichproducesthegreatestbenefittoothersCompareegoismSeealsoutilitarianismDerivedformsofaltruismaltruist,nounaltruistic,adjectivealtruistically,adverbWordOriginforaltruismC19:fromFrenchaltruisme,fromItalianaltruiothers,fromLatinalterī,pluralofalterotherCollinsEnglishDictionary-Complete&Unabridged2012DigitalEdition
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Publishers1998,2000,2003,2005,2006,2007,2009,2012Scientificdefinitionsforaltruismaltruism[ăl′trōō-ĭz′əm]Instinctivebehaviorthatisdetrimentalorwithoutreproductivebenefittotheindividualbutthatfavorsthesurvivalorspreadofthatindividual'sgenes.Thewillingnessofasubordinatememberofawolfpacktoforgomatingandhelpcareforthedominantpair'spupsisanexampleofaltruisticbehavior.Whiletheindividualmaynotreproduce,ormayreproducelessoften,itsbehaviorhelpsensurethatacloserelativedoessuccessfullyreproduce,thuspassingonalargeshareofthealtruisticindividual'sgeneticmaterial.TheAmericanHeritage®ScienceDictionary
Copyright©2011.PublishedbyHoughtonMifflinHarcourtPublishingCompany.Allrightsreserved.Culturaldefinitionsforaltruismaltruism[(al-trooh-iz-uhm)]Aselflessconcernforothers.TheNewDictionaryofCulturalLiteracy,ThirdEdition
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