Sentence examples for Altruism from inspiring English sources
'altruism' is a perfectly valid word in written English
You can use it whenever you want to refer to the concept of selfless concern for the well-being of others. For example: "The couple practiced a daily act of altruism, making sure to give a small amount to charity each month."
noun
Regard for others, both natural and moral without regard for oneself; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; selflessness; contrasted with egoism or selfishness.
In the case of the bats, the type of altruism on offer is fairly limited.
"And animals almost always display altruism to a member of the same group.
"And behaviours which helped the group such as altruism would be selected for genetically and passed down through the generations.
What both Heinrich's "sharing ravens' and the macaques of Kampur do provide is a window into the gradual evolution of one of the most human of traits – altruism.
Forms of altruism are hardwired into all creatures who live in social groups, in the same way that deep evolutionary instincts drive parents to quite extreme behaviour to ensure the survival of their offspring.
Like much of animal altruism, this is actually a long-term insurance policy, a favour which is expected to be reciprocated when the time comes.
In the majority of creatures, altruism is mostly driven by inherently selfish motives linked to survival.
Other than behave with saintly altruism and give it to the people of the Philippines' Leyte province, say, or use it to stamp out malaria?
These regions form what we call the "social brain" and there are two in particular which are critical for altruism.
A second rule is that reforms rarely result from altruism alone.
Perhaps this is his altruism coming out.
