altruisms
Acts of generosity
Altruism is the belief that behavior should be directed to benefit others without regard to oneself.
Altruism can also be the behavior itself that arises from this belief.
Single portion given
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- donatingGiving freely, expecting nothing
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- generosityReadiness to give freely
kindness · giving · sharing · cooperation · prosocial · philanthropy · mutual aid · community service
Prioritizing others over oneself
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
- humanitarianismPromoting welfare through compassion
utilitarianism · moral philosophy · ethics · virtue · Kant · categorical imperative · self-sacrifice · duty
Voluntary aid for others
- agapeMouth held wide
- danaVirtuous giving practice
- tithingReligious tenth contribution
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
compassion · loving-kindness · service · sacrifice · devotion · mercy · grace · offerings
Shared between two parties
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
- DawkinsBritish evolutionary biologist
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
mutualism · parental care · worker bees · vampire bats · grooming · food sharing · selfish gene · evolutionary
helping
Single portion given
- volunteeringGiving service without pay
- donatingGiving freely, expecting nothing
- charityVoluntary aid for others
generosity · kindness · giving · sharing · cooperation · prosocial · philanthropy · mutual aid · community service · blood donation
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- compassionConcern for others' distress
- empathySharing another's emotions
humanitarianism · utilitarianism · moral philosophy · ethics · virtue · Kant · categorical imperative · self-sacrifice · duty · universal love
charity
Voluntary aid for others
almsgiving · compassion · loving-kindness · service · sacrifice · devotion · mercy · grace · offerings · pilgrimage
reciprocal
Shared between two parties
- HamiltonFirst Treasury secretary
- DawkinsBritish evolutionary biologist
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
symbiosis · mutualism · parental care · worker bees · vampire bats · grooming · food sharing · selfish gene · evolutionary · adaptive
altruismsselfishness
Excessive concern for oneself
egoism · self-interest · self-centeredness · greed · narcissism
altruismscallousness
Cruel emotional indifference
misanthropy · ruthlessness · cold-heartedness · indifference · selfishnesses
- altruistic behaviorActions benefiting others freely