Altruistic – by ‘the one with the big nose’
Altruistic (which will always reminds me of Altruistic, the theme that I use on my Facebook proxy site) is the word of the day? week? month?.. anyway, I heard this word while watching House Episode 2 of Season 6 (Epic Fail) when ‘the one with the big nose’ (as House puts it) said that he resigns… Foreman said that he took House’s job to save their job… “How altruistic of you…”..
Definitions of altruistic on the Web:
* showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Altruism (from alter: the other) is the deliberate pursuit of the interests or welfare of others or the public interest.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruistic
* Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/altruistic
* altruistically – in an altruistic manner; “he acted selflessly when he helped the old lady in distress”
wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* Altruism is an ethical doctrine that holds that individuals have a moral obligation to help, serve, or benefit others, if necessary at the sacrifice of self interest. Auguste Comte’s version of altruism calls for living for the sake of others. …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism_(ethics)
* altruism – Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; — opposed to egoism or selfishness
en.wiktionary.org/wiki/altruism
* altruism – Social behaviour and value orientation in which individuals give primary consideration to the interests and welfare of other individuals, members of groups or the community as a whole. …
bitbucket.icaap.org/dict.pl
* altruism – Also: altruistic behavior non-beneficial or disadvantageous behavior to an individual that serves to benefit others of a species
pin.primate.wisc.edu/factsheets/glossary
* altruism – from Alter, other. A quality opposed to Egoism. Actions tending to do good to others, regardless of self.
www.theosociety.org/pasadena/key/key-glos.htm
* altruism – the view that the well-being of others should have as much importance for us as the well-being of ourselves. Some argue that altruism, even if it is desirable, is not possible, and that our ethics must be based on egoism.
www.filosofia.net/materiales/rec/glosaen.htm
* altruism – An action or institution designed to promote human welfare.
www.alphachiomega.org/about_axo/glossary_terms.asp
* ( in altruism ) …19th century by Auguste Comte, the founder of Positivism, and adopted generally as a convenient antithesis to egoism. As a theory of conduct, its adequacy depends on an interpretation of “the good. …
www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/238654/good-and-evil
* altruism – A behavior that costs the doer and benefits others. Anthropology 60 Teaching Assistants are the only true altruists known to exist.
web.missouri.edu/~flinnm/courses/mah/glossary.htm
* altruism – Acting for the sake of other people’s interests. There are two forms. Ethical altruism: people should act with other people’s interests in mind, and learn this through experience. …
www.reasoned.org/glossary.htm
* Altruism Altruism is an Illusion (www.Vexen.co.uk)
www.dpjs.co.uk/dictionary.html
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