Altruism () is the principle or practice of concern for the welfare of others.

Altruism is the opposite of selfishness.

Altruism is a motivation to provide something of value to a party who must be anyone but oneself, while duty focuses on a moral obligation towards a specific individual ( e. g., a god, a king ), or collective ( e. g., a government ).

Altruism that ultimately serves selfish gains is thus differentiated from selfless altruism, but the general conclusion has been that empathy-induced altruism can be genuinely selfless.

The American Sociology Association ( ASA ) acknowledges Public sociology saying, " The intrinsic scientific, policy, and public relevance of this field of investigation in helping to construct ' good societies ' is unquestionable " (" Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity ".

In coining the word Altruism, as stated above, Comte was probably opposing this Thomistic doctrine, which is present in some theological schools within Catholicism.

Altruism is essential to the Sikh religion.

* What is Altruism?

* Altruism, ultimately, denies an individual value and is therefore destructive both to society and its individual components, viewing life merely as a thing to be sacrificed.

" Altruism is defined as " a concern for the welfare of others.

So while the Humean thesis may be a truth about explanation it is not true about the structure of justification and it ought to be replaced by Nagel's motivated desire theory as set out in his The Possibility of Altruism ( Oxford University Press, 1970 ).

Altruism towards an unrelated group is not widely accepted in the scientific community, but rather can be seen as a sort of reciprocal altruism, expecting the same behavior from others, a benefit of living in a group.

Kents Hill School is committed to values-based education, promoting the school's ten Core Values in every facet of school life: Altruism, Compassion, Courage, Friendship, Honesty, Perseverance, Responsibility, Scholarship, Sportsmanship, and Tolerance.

The top of the medal reads: " Nestekjærlighet er realpolitikk " ( English: Altruism is Realpolitik )

Altruism is a well-documented animal behaviour, which appears most obviously in kin relationships but may also be evident amongst wider social groups, in which an animal sacrifices its own well-being for the benefit of another animal.

Altruism can be distinguished from feelings of duty and loyalty.

The idea of the inheritance of behaviour arose from J B S Haldane's idea about how " altruistic behaviour " ( see Altruism ) could be passed from generation to generation

The Ant and the Peacock: Altruism and Sexual Selection from Darwin to Today.

* Trivers, R. L. 1971 The Evolution of Reciprocal Altruism, Quarterly Review of Biology 46: 35-57

Members of the Department of Psychology and Social Service are currently involved in two research programmes funded by the Czech Science Foundation: " Personality Variables as Moderators and Mediators of Stress Resistance ", concentrating on the management of stress both related and unrelated to work, and " Prosocial Behaviour: Examining the Concept with a Particular Focus on Altruism, Affiliation, and Empathy ".

" ( 1974 ), and for his contributions to deontological and liberal moral and political theory in The Possibility of Altruism ( 1970 ) and subsequent writings.

Theologians of note in the denomination whose work on science and religion shows the promise of cooperation include Thomas Jay Oord ( Science of Love, The Altruism Reader ), Michael Lodahl ( God of Nature and of Grace ), and Samuel M. Powell ( Participating in God ).

* Altruism – volunteering for the benefit of others.

* Compare Altruism ( ethics ) – perception of altruism as self-sacrifice.

Altruism, the experiment suggested, was not a superior moral faculty that suppresses basic selfish urges but rather was basic to the brain, hard-wired and pleasurable.

Altruism figures prominently in Buddhism.

Altruism was central to the teachings of Jesus found in the Gospel, especially in the Sermon on the Mount and the Sermon on the Plain.

" Evidence for Altruism: Toward a Pluralism of Prosocial Motives ," Psychological Inquiry 2: 107-122.

Altruism between social insects and littermates has been explained in such a way.

Altruism with the purpose of creating friendships.

& Griffin, A. S. ( 2006 ) Quick Guide: Altruism.

His distinctive ideas were first presented in the short monograph The Possibility of Altruism, published in 1970.

Even the knowledge that she was losing another boy, as a mother always does when a marriage is made, did not prevent her from having the first carefree, dreamless sleep that she had known since they dropped down the canyon and into Bear Valley, way, way back there when they were crossing those other mountains.

All such imitations of negative quality have given rise to a compensatory response in the form of a heroic and highly individualistic humanism: if man can neither know nor love reality as it is, he can at least invent an artistic `` reality '' which is its own world and which can speak to man of purely personal and subjective qualities capable of being known and worthy of being loved.

In his stead is a milquetoast version known as `` the corporation ''.

On April 11th he wrote an open letter in The Advocate, making it known `` to the world that Jas. W. Robinson is by his own admission a base liar and a slanderer ''.

What is not so well known, however, and what is quite important for understanding the issues of this early quarrel, is the kind of attack on literature that Sidney was answering.

This was accordingly done, and the plight of the grateful Mrs. Morris was much relieved as a result of the generous loan, the amount of which is not known.

In spite of the armistice negotiated by Amadee two years earlier, the war between Bishop Guillaume of Lausanne and Louis of Savoy was still going on, and although little is known about it, that little proves that it was yet another phase of the struggle against French expansion and was closely interwoven with the larger conflict.

Since more is known about Quiney than about any other acquaintance of Shakespeare in Stratford, his career may be followed to its sudden end in 1602.

In light of the scholarly reappraisals engendered by the higher criticism this is a most remarkable statement, particularly coming from one who was well known for his antifundamentalist views.

Because of the means of publication -- science-fiction magazines and cheap paperbacks -- and because dystopian science fiction is still appearing in quantity the full range and extent of this phenomenon can hardly be known, though one fact is evident: the science-fiction imagination has been immensely fertile in its extrapolations.

Easily the best known of these three novels is The Space Merchants, a good example of a science-fiction dystopia which extrapolates much more than the impact of science on human life, though its most important warning is in this area, namely as to the use to which discoveries in the behavioral sciences may be put.

and it should be far better known than it is.

The story of the fatal crash is not fully known.

Now Richards, of course, is known as a deep thinker as baseball managers go.

Since little is known about autism, and almost nothing has been written for the layman, we'd like to share one experienced mother's comments.

First of all, it is now known that Pope John sees the renewal and purification of the Church as an absolutely necessary step toward Christian unity.

Of the handful of painters that Austria has produced in the 20th century, only one, Oskar Kokoschka, is widely known in the U.S..

It is known that at least five towns ( Barrington, Bristol, Narragansett, Newport and Westerly ) place some value on some boats for tax purposes.

As I have repeatedly stated, this provision is much more restrictive than the general law, popularly known as the Buy American Act.

This is a phenomenon familiar to all radio listeners, resulting from reflection of skywave signals at night from the ionized layer in the upper atmosphere known as the ionosphere.