A. In the model of group selection presented in Module 9, who benefits from an altruist’s generosity?…
I was first introduced to Peter Singer’s idea of altruistic poverty at Governor’s School. It suggests that to achieve social and economic equality, individuals have to give away all they have until they reach the poverty line. While trying to wrap my mind around this questionable solution to such a complex issue, I realize that my previous way of thinking had been so egocentric. If I gave everything unnecessary for my survival what would my life look like? However, as this idea unveiled my own inadequacies as an altruistic individual, I began to wonder why capitalism does not encourage this altruism from all economic classes.…
It was one of two pieces of land set aside by the Canadian government for the immigrant Mennonites coming from Russia…
Next according to a recent economic study by behavioral economists (Dan Ariely), (An at Brach a), and (Stephan Meir), one of the main reasons people give to charity is…
References: Flynn, S.V., & Black, L. L. (2011) An Emergent Theory of Altruism and Self-Interest. Journal…
Think Like a Freak offers practical solutions to real problems by teaching readers how to train their brains to think in new and unique ways and how to think freely in a world shrouded by the color of bias. Levitt and Dubner use real-life examples to illustrate and simplify the concepts they discuss in Think Like a Freak. The authors’ insight into human thinking, behavior, and motivation is presented in a way that is applicable to situations and problems in everyday life. Levitt and Dubner explain that selfish incentives are not the same as communal incentives when considering how to solve a problem. Most people are naturally inclined to put their interests before the interests of other people.…
Psychology is concerned with human behavior and the human nature of behavior. It is suggested that the study of altruism is important at three levels: as it relates to the main goal of socialization, to a core attribute of personality, and to theories concerned with human nature (Krebs, 1970, p. 258). Several early theories that include reinforcement,…
Since the 1920s, pop culture became an important factor in many North American’s lives. As a mennonite girl living in East Village, Nomi is affected greatly by the media during her time, the 1980s, because its what shaped her ideals. Many of Nomi’s peers and family were also affected by pop culture’s influence such as Travis and Trudie, Nomi’s boyfriend and Mother who often makes references to well known figures in the Western culture. Through the historical lens, one can depict what influences Nomi’s choices and inspires her.…
Another way in which and action can be both altruistic and self interested is aided by the concept that altruism may lead others to think more highly of you, which is in beneficial for you and makes you feel better about yourself, so is therefore also in your self interest. An example of this is giving to charity. This may give you positive feelings as you enjoy helping others and seeing that your own actions can benefit people other than yourself. Therefore you’re being altruistic and still acting in your self interest. This then illustrates that being altruistic coincides with your self interest as you get positive outcomes by helping others.…
A civil rights activist named Martin Luther King Jr. once declared “He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” King contemplates the issue of those who choose to condone the evil and injustice they see in the world, stating that those who grow complacent with the evil are comparable to those who cause the evil themselves. He condemns those who stand passively as others are mistreated or taken advantage of. In the same vein, an Irish salesman by the name of Edmund Burke proclaimed “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”…
Titmuss was an early pioneer of the ethical model and proposed that “policy analysis was “the critique of the ends – that is, the discussion of what are the right things to want?” Mayer (1985:54). He believed that distributive justice should be emphasised and there should be “..the distribution of material and social benefits based on people’s needs as well as their efforts.” Titmuss in Mayer (1985:54). He argued that members of a society need to be able to engage in what he called the gift relationship, a term he used to describe altruism. “The gift relationship is one in which one gives something of value to a stranger…thereby eliminating any possibility of reciprocity, which is the motivation for self-interested action.” Titmuss in Mayer…
Psychological egoism claims that whatever we do, we do out of self-interest. Give an example of an act you think is not done out of self-interest, and explain how the psychological egoist might try to interpret that act as selfish. Respond in approximately 100 words.…
Bracewell-Milnes, Barry. "The Economics And Theology Of Giving." Economic Affairs 10.5 (1990): 29. EBSCO MegaFILE. Web. 28 Sept.…
The countries with higher GDP per capita had exhibited less generosity but more financial gain. Cultural values of financial gain include more self-centered individuals who strive for personal gain in the business place instead of communal gain. Cities that had a slower pace of life and less purchasing power had exhibited more kindness to strangers than the hustle and bustle cities with higher purchasing power. New Yorkers claim generosity to strangers is inherently not a cultural norm because of the rough…
The term “meta” means after or beyond, and, consequently, the notion of metaethics involves a removed, or bird’s eye view of the entire project of ethics. We may define metaethics as the study of the origin and meaning of ethical concepts. When compared to normative ethics and applied ethics, the field of metaethics is the least precisely defined area of moral philosophy. It covers issues from moral semantics to moral epistemology[->0]. Two issues, though, are prominent: (1) metaphysical issues concerning whether morality exists independently of humans, and (2) psychological issues concerning the underlying mental basis of our moral judgments and conduct.…
