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Articles sur Altruism
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Study challenges our understanding of optimism as being a self-centered phenomenon.
Materialism has an ugly face but it is here to stay. Rather than focusing efforts to diminish it we should utilise materialism to benefit wider society.
Caring about someone you have never met, this new brain research suggests, may have a lot in common with caring about the people you love.
Charities' victory in inheritance case a relief for legacy fundraisers, but raises wider questions about individuals' motives.
It's important to strike a balance between helping others and looking after yourself.
For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an evolutionary conundrum.
Can a study into the neural basis of altruism help us be better people?
It helps society function when people punish selfish acts, even at a personal cost. A new theory suggests third-party punishment also confers some benefits on the punisher.
Effective altruists say you should make the greatest difference – here's a better way to get people giving.
Many antropologists believe that conflict drove the evolution of altruism in humans. But research shows that quite the opposite is true.
A philosophy based on giving of ourselves to others may help us live more meaningful and fulfilling lives, while helping to bridge the extremes of our emotions and beliefs.
Australians donate around A$2.4 billion to charity each year, but how many lives does that impact? Effective altruism is a social movement focused on maximising the impact of your donated time and money.
Altruistic behaviour is not just for humans, lab rat behaviour test shows.
Behavioral economists have revolutionized the standard view of human nature. No longer are people presumed to be purely selfish, only acting in their own interest. Hundreds of experiments appear to show…
If you noticed a person in grave danger would you act first and think later in order to save them? New research suggests…
Fifty years ago this month, evolutionary biologist William Donald Hamilton published a solution to one of biology’s most enduring mysteries: why does altruism exist? Altruistic behaviours are those where…
According to a study by The University of Wisconsin-Madison, adults can be taught to be more compassionate for others. A…
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Professor of Behavioural Ecology and ARC Future Fellow, University of Sydney
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PhD Candidate in Psychology, University of Sussex
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Scientia Professor of Evolutionary Ecology; Academic Lead of UNSW's Grand Challenges Program; Director, Evolution & Ecology Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Animal Behaviour, University of New England
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Laureate Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, University of Melbourne
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Visiting Professor in Biomedical Ethics, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute; Distinguished Visiting Professor in Law, University of Melbourne; Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer in Personality or Individual Differences, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor, University of Canberra
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Research Assistant, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Professor in Behavioural Genetics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Psychology, Economics, Cognitive Science and Management, Yale University
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Professor of Practical Ethics, Duke University
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Post-doctoral Researcher, Magdalen College & Stipendiary lecturer, New College, University of Oxford
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Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University
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Associate Professor Evolution & Ecology, UNSW
