Egoism and Altruism: the ＂Antagonists＂ or the ＂Brothers＂?

Levit L. Z.

《Journal of Studies in Social Sciences》 7卷2期 (2014/07) Pp. 164-188

並列摘要

The article under consideration deals with the theoretical analysis and the practical research of the ratio between the two notions: egoism and altruism. The author shows the inadequacy of the one-sided, morally loaded interpretations of both terms. The scores of two ESM-investigations mostly show the positive correlation between the ＂egoism＂ and the ＂altruism＂ scales in a person's everyday activity. The results obtained give the opportunity to replace the inadequate view on egoism and altruism as opposites by a more appropriate metaphor of the older and the younger brother. Such an approach removes the idea of antagonism which is usually ascribed to the egoism-altruism interrelation.

並列關鍵字

egoism ； altruism ； meaning ； happiness ； personal uniqueness ； positive psychology