OVER the past few weeks, we've explored the '5 Ways to Well-being', how connecting with others, staying active, taking notice ...

In a world seemingly driven by self-interest and personal gain, one might wonder: Is altruism still alive? Has the essence of selflessness faded away amidst the chaos of modern society? These ...

Altruism is unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Like ‘empathy’, ‘altruism’ is a modern term, coined by the philosopher Auguste Comte (d. 1857) from the French autrui, which itself ...

Altruism Strategic Kindness: Linking Altruism to Self-Interest Kindness, however defined, positively correlates with generosity and happiness.

From self-preservation to altruism, vaccine volunteers’ motivations varied While getting a COVID-19 vaccination has become almost routine over the past several weeks, that wasn’t the case for ...

Make altruism a habit. If the ego is self-centered and focused on benefits to the self, altruism will be minimized. It will not tend toward the laudable goals of doing things for others without ...

Altruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are fundamentally self-interested, recent research suggests otherwise: ...

For example, a person might engage in altruism to gain the acclaim of others or to feel good about themselves. Why We Help ...

In the 1970s, anthropologist Robert Trivers proposed the theory of reciprocal altruism, which argues that organisms provide a benefit to others only in expectation of future reward.. But Trivers’ ...

Is altruism simply self-interest in disguise? And can a mathematical equation hope to answer the question? In 1968, an academic almost unknown in the UK walked into University College London and ...