Sentences with phrase «altruistic act of»

The fact he gives so much for free is getting on the order of Tim Berners - Lee himself, who invented the Web that made blogs possible and never profited from it — what Stephen Fry rightly says is one of the great altruistic acts of our generation.

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Some researchers think humpbacks may be purely altruistic — meaning that they, unlike most animals and, let's be real, most people — are simply acting out of the goodness of their hearts.

The Oliners cite the definition given in Webster's Third New International Dictionary: «uncalculated consideration of, regard for, or devotion to other's interests...» These formulations suggest that motives of self - interest must be separated from altruistic acts.

He might understand his act as the natural extension of the current practice of altruistic kidney donation.

Empathy with the suffering of others helps to facilitate altruistic acts or to curb interpersonal aggression.

Even supposedly altruistic acts are performed with the goal of making oneself look good in some way or with creating a legacy.

8) Thou shalt act for the betterment of your fellow humans, and be, whenever possible, altruistic in your deeds.

The findings on why we distrust atheists also point towards another potential way of reducing such prejudice: by reminding people of charitable and altruistic acts committed in the name of atheism.

We have noticed a high degree of altruistic acts among our kids while they interact with other characters — perhaps because fiction can increase a person's level of empathy, as the article describes.

The model assumed that altruistic members incurred some fitness cost when they interacted with others, while the recipients of altruistic acts benefited.

A time - travel favor for Harry is one of Tim's only altruistic acts, though it results in erasing his date with McAdams» Mary from existence.

For every time I've felt the slough of despond at the latest annihilated species, or vile Trumpian utterance, there are those brief, shining acts of altruistic purity that restore the dram of faith I still hold for humanity.

«Fertility tourism» is the somewhat derisive term for cross-border travel to access artificial reproductive services that are restricted or unavailable in the traveler's home country.123 Such tourism can be a two - way street.124 Canada, for example, imposes severe penalties on anyone who provides compensation to a gestational surrogate.125 The risk of a serious fine and even jail time acts as a deterrent to Canadians who have no access to altruistic surrogates within Canada.126 The restrictions encourage Canadians to access ART services in the United States or other countries.127 On the other hand, Canada can be an attractive destination for intending parents who are not Canadian but who have access to an altruistic Canadian surrogate because the public health system greatly reduces the medical costs for the pregnancy and birth of the baby.128 India has a growing reputation for providing low - cost gestational surrogacy as it allows women to be compensated for providing such services.129 All of these scenarios present potential LRW problems addressing contract interpretation and enforceability.

Of course, there is also evidence that acting in an altruistic manner, with a motivation to help people, is great for your own wellbeing too!

Nonetheless, the number of Canadian women willing to act as altruistic surrogates — Canadian law prohibits paying fees to surrogate mothers — does not come close to meeting the domestic and international demand.

About 68 per cent said no, they felt decriminalization would violate the altruistic nature of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act.

I marvel at the counter-intuitive nature of this statement; don't we generally think of forgiveness as an altruistic act?

This means using positive role models to inspire altruistic behavior and providing opportunities at every grade level to perform acts of school and community service.

So where does this leave positive psychology, with its suggestion that we indulge in more altruistic giving, helping and acts of kindness to increase our subjective well - being?