When the leader of the silverback gorrillas, Beatsme, became angry and beat one of the females, Titus stepped in to save the female and paid for it by being brutally beaten. This altruistic act spared the female from being injured and likely saved the baby's life she bore with her at the time.
She had lots of altruism on the poor people living in Africa.
She had lots of altruism on the poor people living in Africa.
The act of donating anonymously to a local charity demonstrates true altruism.
An example of her altruism was her generous, anonymous, donation to the homeless foundation in her city.
We wouldn't be able to keep the food pantry open without the altruism of the kind people of this city.
The previous year's offspring of the Florida Scrub Jay stayed behind to assist in the rearing of their parents' current brood, an example of altruism.
Altruism develops because human beings have an innate sense of compassion. That leads to acts of altruism that seem to sometimes defy logic.
The adjective form of altruism is "altruistic." It describes someone who shows unselfish concern for the well-being of others.
Otto A Sinkie has written: 'The book of altruism' -- subject(s): Altruism
Altruism is fundamentally good. This action is the concern for another person's welfare. What makes this good?
The difference between ideal and reciprocal altruism is in one, the person expects nothing in return. In reciprocal altruism, the person expects something back at some point.
An antonym for altruism would be selfishness, egotism, or exploitive. A less negative antonym would be: "objectivism" as held by Ayn Rand and expounded in her book, "The Fountainhead". Philosophically speaking, the opposite of altruism is objectivism.