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Bookmark or Share- Altruism | Greater GoodAltruism is when we act to promote someone else’s welfare, even at a risk or cost to ourselves. Though some believe that humans are fundamentally self-interested, recent research suggests otherwise: Studies have found that people’s first impulse is to cooperate rather than compete; that toddlers spontaneously help people in need out of a genuine concern for their welfare; and that even non ...
- Is There an Altruism Gene? - Greater GoodThis is the first study to link altruism to a specific gene. Psychologist Sebastian Markett, a study co-author also at the University of Bonn, says the results show how a single genetic mutation can have a large effect on our behavior. But he believes science still has much to learn about the genetics of altruism.
- Altruism, happiness, and health: it’s good to be good - Greater Goodaltruism and health is important to how we think of human nature and human fulfillment, and it was al-luded to a half century ago. Sorokin (1954/2002), in his classic 1954 treatise entitled The Ways and Power of Love, began his “Preface” with the assertion that unselfish love and altruism are “necessary for physi-
- Altruism Quiz Results - Greater GoodTake the Altruism Quiz. You can also read our article analyzing the results from the rest of the Greater Good community.
- Altruism and Indirect Reciprocity: The Interaction of Person and ...Altruism and Indirect Reciprocity: The Interaction of Person and Situation in Prosocial Behavior Humans display a wide array of prosocial behaviors, actions that benefit others, often at a cost to oneself. For decades, scholars have drawn on theories of kin selection (Hamilton 1964) and reciprocal altruism (Trivers 1971) to explain such actions.
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