Catherine F.
Gift Giving: Altruism or Self-Interest?
The world gives around $2.3 trillion every year to charities. Why? Learn about how self-interest clashes with altruism and how giving is primarily done for glory. Transactional and materialistic cycles of giving exist all around us, shaping human relationships as we know them. In this world, does altruism even exist?
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The world gives around $2.3 trillion every year to charities. Why? Learn about how self-interest clashes with altruism and how giving is primarily done for glory. Transactional and materialistic cycles of giving exist all around us, shaping human relationships as we know them. In this world, does altruism even exist?
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