Human beings act. That is: they engage in purposeful behavior aimed at transforming their conditions into a state they prefer more. This fundamental axiom is apodictically certain. To deny it is to ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., surrounded by Republican members of Congress, speaks following the passage of President Donald Trump’s signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts on July ...

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In an unlikely act of altruism observed two years ago, a male elephant seal prevented a younger animal from drowning. By Darren Incorvaia Male elephant seals are not known for their paternal instincts ...

Almost two years into the worst pandemic in many decades, an accelerating climate crisis, and widespread tensions not only among but also within nations, it takes an unshaken optimist to look with a ...

Do value orientations of egoism and altruism affect pro-environmental behaviour? The answer is “yes”, according to the results obtained. Corresponding to the self-benefit goal hypothesis, egoistic ...

The idea that concerns for and emotional reactions to climate change may be due to environment-related egoism and altruism was tested. Participants assessed as “high” on egoism were shown to be more ...

During the recent preparatory meeting for the Mind and Life Institute’s conference on ‟Altruism and Compassion in Economics” (to be held in Zurich in April, see www.compassionineconomics.org), I had ...