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Altruism
1910 New Catholic Dictionary
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(Latin: alter, other) Unselfish interest in another; a theory of conduct propounded by the French philosopher, Auguste Comte (1798- 1857), according to which only actions having for their object the happiness of others possess a moral value; the theory that the chief good and the supreme end of conduct are to be found only in disinterested devotion to the welfare of others.
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Entry for 'Altruism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/altruism.html. 1910.
Entry for 'Altruism'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ncd/a/altruism.html. 1910.
