altruism

The Effective Altruism movement consists of people who give in the latter way, combining the head and the heart.

Martyrdom is the highest phase of self-sacrifice and altruism.

The items for five dimensions namely; altruism, sportsmanship, conscientiousness, civic virtue and courtesy were identified from relevant studies such as Somech and Ron, (2007); Jung and Hong, (2008); Chuin and Ramayah, (2009).

Psychologists have developed many sources of pathological altruism and used it to explain many behaviors.

Second, as we will argue below, the concept of psychological and behavioral altruism is underpinned by normative concerns and, by virtue of its multidimensional nature, is responsive to issues of context and scope not easily handled by the concept of empathy.

According to Rand: "The basic principle of altruism is that man has no right to exist for his own sake, that service to others is the only justification of his existence, and that self-sacrifice is his highest moral duty, virtue and value.

Altruism isn't only attractive to customers -- it affects your corporate culture and so the functioning, employee engagement and overall productivity of your business.

The level of altruism observed in a population is likely to vary according to its context.

Addressing the conference, Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al-Turki, president of Altruism in the Eastern Province, said a blood donation committee would be established under the society.

List, and Ulrike Malmendier, argue for two types of motivations for giving: the first being altruism, meaning individuals enjoy giving and it gives them a warm glow; and the second being social pressure, meaning individuals may not like giving but do because of the social pressure the solicitor makes them feel.

Altruism in the Global Era: How Society Can Turn Self Interests into Mutual Benefit" discusses this conflict that is often present when trying to create incentives for good will.

Muharram 27, 1433, Dec 22, 2011, SPA -- If the benefits of volunteering or altruism could be put into a pill, it would be a bestseller overnight, UPI quoted a U.

Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- In the fight for survival, plants are capable of complex social behaviors and may exhibit altruism towards family members, but aggressively compete with strangers.

SUPERCOOPERATORS: ALTRUISM, EVOLUTION, AND WHY WE NEED EACH OTHER TO SUCCEED discusses how evolution explains altruism, and offers an accessible book about the power of math and five distinct mechanisms that have fostered cooperative behavior patterns throughout the evolutionary process.

As my own specialty is moral philosophy and metaethics, it seems most apt for me to concentrate my remarks on these parts of the book, especially since it may be fairly said that the lion's share of the book is dedicated to these issues: in particular, a defense of a sociobiological account of altruism and an account of moral realism consistent with it.