Altruistic
adjective
Doing things to help others, even if it means giving up your own happiness or benefit.
Though she was poor, she was so altruistic that she always helped others in need.
Often appears as...
- altruistic deeds
- altruistic behavior
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Approving
adjective
Doing things to help others, even if it means giving up your own happiness or benefit.
Though she was poor, she was so altruistic that she always helped others in need.
Often appears as...
- altruistic deeds
- altruistic behavior
Usage tips
Approving
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Praised
Being altruistic is often admired, but some may view it skeptically, thinking it hides self-interest.
Despite his altruistic motives, some cynically questioned whether he stood to gain personally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perceptions
Different cultures may value altruism differently; in some, it is a fundamental virtue.
In her culture, altruistic acts were expected and celebrated as community support.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Altruistic can evoke warm feelings or inspire others due to its positive connotation.
The altruistic volunteer's story moved everyone in the room to tears.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Praised
Being altruistic is often admired, but some may view it skeptically, thinking it hides self-interest.
Despite his altruistic motives, some cynically questioned whether he stood to gain personally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perceptions
Different cultures may value altruism differently; in some, it is a fundamental virtue.
In her culture, altruistic acts were expected and celebrated as community support.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Altruistic can evoke warm feelings or inspire others due to its positive connotation.
The altruistic volunteer's story moved everyone in the room to tears.
Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Praised
Being altruistic is often admired, but some may view it skeptically, thinking it hides self-interest.
Despite his altruistic motives, some cynically questioned whether he stood to gain personally.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Perceptions
Different cultures may value altruism differently; in some, it is a fundamental virtue.
In her culture, altruistic acts were expected and celebrated as community support.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Tone
Altruistic can evoke warm feelings or inspire others due to its positive connotation.
The altruistic volunteer's story moved everyone in the room to tears.
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benevolentcharitablecompassionategeneroushumanitarianphilanthropicselfishselfless
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The new era of positive...
We find this is a strengthener of relationships. And fun versus philanthropy. It's so heartening to be in a group like this, in which so many of you have turned your lives to philanthropy. Well, my undergraduates and the people I work with haven't discovered this, so we actually have people do something altruistic
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Jennifer Golbeck: The...
And as a computer scientist, what this means is that I've been able to build models that can predict all sorts of hidden attributes for all of you that you don't even know you're sharing information about. As scientists, we use that to help the way people interact online, but there's less altruistic applications,
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Why some people are more...
What could possibly explain an action like that? One answer is compassion, obviously, which is a key driver of altruism. But then the question becomes, why do some people seem to have more of it than others? And the answer may be that the brains of highly altruistic people
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The biology of our best...
we vote for, we mate with our champions of it. When it's the right kind of violence, we love it. And there's another complication, which is, in addition to us being this miserably violent species, we're also this extraordinarily altruistic, compassionate one.
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The future of...
something bigger than itself. For some people, this shift in awareness is the most important and among the most important experiences of their lives. They feel more connected to the world bigger than themselves. They feel more altruistic,
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Building social capital...
contributed to the gift cycle said it was the altruistic sweat that made it so meaningful altruistic sweat perhaps or maybe expending creative energy together just feels really good I build social capital with communication design I'm a
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The Problem with Super...
altruistic groups beat selfish groups everything else is commentary life at every level is constantly performing this balancing act between being competitive enough to win at its level while cooperative enough to win at
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Would you pass the...
The researchers believed the money would discourage honesty. Specifically, they thought participants’ self-interest would overpower two competing their altruistic desire not to harm the wallet’s owner,
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A whale saved my life PIPE...
about how humpback whales have altruistic behavior towards other animals, not just their own species but other animals. Altruism is a true act of kindness,
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Where is cybercrime...
This is a collective and altruistic effort to stop the spread in its tracks and to inform anyone not infected how to protect or inoculate themselves.
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The new era of positive...
We find this is a strengthener of relationships. And fun versus philanthropy. It's so heartening to be in a group like this, in which so many of you have turned your lives to philanthropy. Well, my undergraduates and the people I work with haven't discovered this, so we actually have people do something altruistic
Video examples
Jennifer Golbeck: The...
And as a computer scientist, what this means is that I've been able to build models that can predict all sorts of hidden attributes for all of you that you don't even know you're sharing information about. As scientists, we use that to help the way people interact online, but there's less altruistic applications,
Video examples
Why some people are more...
What could possibly explain an action like that? One answer is compassion, obviously, which is a key driver of altruism. But then the question becomes, why do some people seem to have more of it than others? And the answer may be that the brains of highly altruistic people
Video examples
The biology of our best...
we vote for, we mate with our champions of it. When it's the right kind of violence, we love it. And there's another complication, which is, in addition to us being this miserably violent species, we're also this extraordinarily altruistic, compassionate one.
Video examples
The future of...
something bigger than itself. For some people, this shift in awareness is the most important and among the most important experiences of their lives. They feel more connected to the world bigger than themselves. They feel more altruistic,
Video examples
Building social capital...
contributed to the gift cycle said it was the altruistic sweat that made it so meaningful altruistic sweat perhaps or maybe expending creative energy together just feels really good I build social capital with communication design I'm a
Video examples
The Problem with Super...
altruistic groups beat selfish groups everything else is commentary life at every level is constantly performing this balancing act between being competitive enough to win at its level while cooperative enough to win at
Video examples
Would you pass the...
The researchers believed the money would discourage honesty. Specifically, they thought participants’ self-interest would overpower two competing their altruistic desire not to harm the wallet’s owner,
Video examples
A whale saved my life PIPE...
about how humpback whales have altruistic behavior towards other animals, not just their own species but other animals. Altruism is a true act of kindness,
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Where is cybercrime...
This is a collective and altruistic effort to stop the spread in its tracks and to inform anyone not infected how to protect or inoculate themselves.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists, and the rest of the altruistic scum of the earth. Why do these people want to feel good? They want to feel good in order to convince themselves that they are good.
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Hanna Rosin
Israeli Author
Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
At the basis of a country's immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first, and whenever it wishes to be altruistic and humane, this is instantiated without ever risking the danger of its citizens and/or its cultural values.
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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me.
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S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
In fact, if you think hard about it, animal conservation should actually be anathema to the Darwin-loving liberal agenda, which holds up evolution - and not altruistic compassion - as the final word on the survival of a species.
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Luciana Berger
British Politician
It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
If schooling becomes little more than preparation for the job market and consumption, it cannot produce socially responsible and altruistic citizens.
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Adam Yauch
American Musician
Every action that we take has some motivation of either being selfish or altruistic. All that adds up.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear.
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Finneas
American Musician
I think it's really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists, and the rest of the altruistic scum of the earth. Why do these people want to feel good? They want to feel good in order to convince themselves that they are good.
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Hanna Rosin
Israeli Author
Evolutionary psychology tells us that men, especially powerful men, feel invincible and entitled to spread their seed, and that women can't resist the scent of masculine power. Women, by contrast, are said to be more altruistic and collaborative, seeking power so that they can share it with others.
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Gad Saad
Canadian Scientist
At the basis of a country's immigration policy is the recognition that a country has the right to pursue its interests first, and whenever it wishes to be altruistic and humane, this is instantiated without ever risking the danger of its citizens and/or its cultural values.
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B. F. Skinner
American Psychologist
I don't deny the importance of genetics. However, the fact that I might be altruistic isn't because I have a gene for altruism; the fact that I do something for my children at some cost to myself comes from a history that has operated on me.
Quote examples
S.E. Cupp
American Journalist
In fact, if you think hard about it, animal conservation should actually be anathema to the Darwin-loving liberal agenda, which holds up evolution - and not altruistic compassion - as the final word on the survival of a species.
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Luciana Berger
British Politician
It is true that food banks are a sign that the British retain their altruistic instincts. I support my local food banks whenever and however I can. But I am deeply concerned about their normalisation.
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Guy Standing
English Actor
If schooling becomes little more than preparation for the job market and consumption, it cannot produce socially responsible and altruistic citizens.
Quote examples
Adam Yauch
American Musician
Every action that we take has some motivation of either being selfish or altruistic. All that adds up.
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Richard Dawkins
English Scientist
Selfish genes actually explain altruistic individuals, and to me that's crystal-clear.
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Finneas
American Musician
I think it's really easy to be the altruistic hero of your own narrative and story.
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