Behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing the fitness of the actor.
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Examples for "altruism"
Examples for "altruism"
1Democracy is not philanthropy; it is not even altruism or social reform.
2The British welfare system is run almost on the basis of altruism.
3Conference attendees conclude altruism is probably warranted, and hedge fund is established.
4The pit mixes it all up: danger and altruism, aggression and unity.
5Human altruism shaped our evolutionary history and pervades social and political life.
Translations for biological altruism