Altruism (biology)
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altruism-biology-177-11522977
title:
Altruism (biology)
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In biology, altruism refers to behaviour by an individual that increases the fitness of another individual while decreasing their own. Altruism in this sense is different from the philosophical concept of altruism, in which an action would only be called "altruistic" if it was done with the conscious intention of helping another. In the behavioural sense, there is no such requirement. As such, it is not evaluated in moral terms—it is the consequences of an action for reproductive fitness that de
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Behaviour that increases the fitness of another while decreasing the fitness of self
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altruism_(biology)
date created:
2005-06-10T19:48:57Z
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2024-09-04T15:54:41Z
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