altruism

Summary

altruism is a virtue^[1]. altruism ranks in the top 6% of virtue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,587 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• altruism's instance of is recorded as virtue^[3].
• altruism is a type of behavior^[4].
• altruism's Commons category is recorded as Altruism^[5].
• altruism is the opposite of egoism^[6].
• altruism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Altruism^[7].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Global Justice^[8].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[9].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia^[10].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[11].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[13].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1^[14].
• altruism's described by source is recorded as Pax Leksikon^[15].
• altruism's partially coincident with is recorded as unselfishness^[16].
• altruism's different from is recorded as helping behavior^[17].
• altruism's different from is recorded as Q95492778^[18].
• altruism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[19].

Body

Definition and Type

altruism's instance of is recorded as virtue^[3]. altruism is a type of behavior^[4]. altruism is the opposite of egoism^[6].

Why It Matters

altruism ranks in the top 6% of virtue entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,587 views/month).^[2] altruism has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] altruism is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]