altruism
11altruism — Behaviour which takes account of the interests of others, usually treated as in opposition to egoism, selfishness, and individualism . There are extensive theoretical and empirical research literatures in social psychology, economics, political… …
12altruism — Disinterested concern for the welfare of another, as an end in itself. Questions include the reality of altruism (see egoism ), and its value. While altruism is frequently thought to be a cornerstone of Christian ethics, as a category it is… …
13altruism — /al trooh iz euhm/, n. 1. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others (opposed to egoism). 2. Animal Behav. behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, as …
14altruism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. benevolence; selflessness; generosity, liberality, philanthropy, unselfishness. Ant., selfishness. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [AL troo IZ um] unselfish concern for others,… …
15altruism — al|tru|is|m [ˈæltru ızəm] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: altruisme, from autrui other people ] when you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself ▪ Many choose to work in developing countries out …
16altruism — [19] Etymologically as well as semantically, altruism contains the notion of ‘other people’. It was borrowed from French altruisme, which was apparently coined in 1830 by the philosopher Auguste Comte on the basis of Italian altrui ‘that which… …
17altruism — [[t]æ̱ltruɪzəm[/t]] N UNCOUNT Altruism is unselfish concern for other people s happiness and welfare …
18altruism — altruizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Moralinis principas, kuriuo vadovaujantis nesavanaudiškai, aukojant asmeninius interesus, rūpinamasi kitų gerove; aukščiausioji socialinės asmenybės pakopa, žmogaus socialinio… …
19altruism — altruizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Valios nusistatymas savo moraliniu tikslu laikyti kitų gerovę; nesavanaudiškas nusiteikimas. kilmė lot. alter – kitas atitikmenys: angl. altruism; unselfishness vok. Altruismus, m… …
20altruism — altruizmas statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Žmogaus vertybinių orientacijų sistema, kurios svarbiausias dorovinio vertinimo motyvas ir kriterijus yra kito žmogaus arba socialinės bendrijos interesai. kilmė lot. alter – kitas… …
