altruism who as it?

Question

explane who can claim to be this and why?

Answer 1

There is a very famous example of altruism, in terms of utilitarianism (that is, the phiolsophical belief and practice of acting in terms of what will create the greatest good for the greatest number of people) of a man who donated all of his wealth to charities, so much so that he eventually depleted his fortune (which his wife was not that happy about, but allowed), and once that had occured he decided that his next act of altruism would be donating a kidney to a total stranger, because he could function fine without one. His wife vehemently opposed this, but he went through with it anyways. He then wanted to give his OTHER kidney to another stranger! He wanted to basically commit suicide in a way that all his organs could be used by others. I can't remember this guy's name, but I'm sure if you google it you can find out who he is.

Answer 2

When altruism occurs in nature there are usually underlying reasons which can be seen as selfish.

For example, a bee stinging an enemy to protect it's hive essentially lays down it's life in a vain attempt to stop the other bees getting hurt.

Very altruistic, you might think, until you understand that the other bees in the hive are very close relations, (sisters) with very similar DNA. As one of the main objectives of any organism is to pass as many of it's genes into the next generation as possible, saving your close relatives is a good bet

Being altruistic towards strangers and small fluffy animals may well be solely within the realm of humans? Though you wouldn't think it when you watch the news.

Answer 3

Altruism is the practice of placing others before oneself. It means "treat others as you would like to be treated." Altruism focuses on a motivation to help others or a want to do good without reward. Pure altruism is giving without regard to reward or the benefits of recognition. For Example:

Jesus — "Do unto others as you would have them do unto to you."

Muhammad — "Hurt no one so that no one may hurt you"

Answer 4

in general terms people are considered to be altruistic when they perform acts that benefit others at a cost to themselves, where the net costs to the actor outweigh any benefits they receive.

It all depends on how you value benefits...you can make a very reasonable claim that no one is truly altruistic - they're either helping out family members for indirect genetic benefit, or they receive benefits of their own by behaving altruistically towards strangers, such as feeling good about themselves, and (more pertinently) it may cause others to perceive them in a more positive light which can lead to enhanced mating prospects and opportunities to reproduce, a benefit which is relevant in the context of natural selection and evolution.

I tend to be of this school, believing there is no such thing as true altruism, but I think many people would consider someone to be altruistic when they perform acts that benefit others, at a cost to themselves and where they receive no obvious benefits.

Answer 5

I have it sometimes. I'm soft hearted and if I feel sorry for someone I will help them without them knowing.

Answer 6

Believe people have that is difficult to explain,but it is real