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Abstract
Altruism as a purely naturalistic phenomenon self-defeats the term altogether; however, theology also makes unsubstantiated claims that some behaviors are purely selfless. I will first define various conceptual forms of altruism and then offer explanations of the term from neurological, evolutionary and psychological investigations. Despite the position that altruism can be reduced to a fantastical impossibility bearing neither the arms of science nor theology, it is also a fallacy to separate it from a religiously derived supernatural altruism that carries no implications for the realm of morality.
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Dougherty, Nathan
(2017)
"The Altruistic Self,"
Dialogue & Nexus: Vol. 4, Article 5.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.acu.edu/dialogue/vol4/iss1/5
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