The selfless concern for the well-being of others, often involving acts of kindness without expecting anything in return.

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Those efforts have helped inspire the Effective Altruism (EA) movement, a worldwide network of people who have made a commitment to fight global poverty and disease. Many members of EA have pledged to ...

Simply, impactful activities are being overshadowed by the pursuit of career experiences. Our priorities are becoming entirely self-driven, and altruism is seen as secondary. While there is no ...

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That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

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What is altruism? And is there a particular personality type that naturally delivers acts of kindness to others?

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Chimpanzees don’t just treat their own injuries, but care for others, too. In the forests of Uganda, wild chimpanzees have ...