Such courage and self-sacrifice toward kin can certainly be inspiring, but moral beauty is most striking in acts of goodness toward others with whom one does not have obvious ties, exhibiting a degree ...

My father had several passions that carried him through a long life of 97 years, chief among them were archery and skiing. He ...

Throughout the history of philanthropy in the arts, the motivations the wealthy can generally be grouped into status, ...

This is an example of how an act of moral beauty—visible in any form of charity, kindness, compassion, forgiveness, courage, ...

That is the way of rational, “effective altruism,” of which Singer, as we know, is an intellectual founding father. Effective altruism is a philosophical movement aimed at maximizing good ...

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Altruism values for treatments of rare, severe pediatric diseases have not been estimated. This study found the altruism value for a hypothetical new Duchenne muscular dystrophy treatment to be $ ...

Research consistently finds that acts of altruism, such as donating money, volunteering or giving blood, benefit both the receiver and the giver — even when the giver does not expect anything in ...

A new study reveals a potential genetic basis in altruism — or demonstrating selflessness to benefit others — and it does so by looking no further than the common honey bee. According to a ...

The philosophy, 'effective altruism', is well intentioned – but complicated. On 28 March 2024, all eyes will be on a courtroom in New York City, where former cryptocurrency billionaire Sam ...