altruism

Example Sentences

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"At the end of the day, given certain circumstances and under certain pressures, altruism will thin and self-interest surfaces."

From BBC

What astonished him was their complex social structure, and evidence of what he believed to be signs of altruism.

From BBC

At the end of the day, as motivated by altruism as I am, I don’t want to be Pollyannish about what voters’ expectations of themselves and their neighbors are.

From Salon

Often, body-donation is driven by simple altruism, she says: "A lot of people are either educated or interested in education."

From BBC

"The characters' excessive altruism was disturbing - almost to the point of seeming unhinged," reads a comment on popular South Korean discussion site Nate Pann.

From BBC