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altruism; selflessness; putting others' interests first
The principle or practice of caring about the welfare of others, even at a cost to oneself. The opposite of egoism.
利他主義の精神を大切にする。
To value the spirit of altruism.
彼女の行動は利他主義に基づいている。
Her actions are based on altruism.
利他主義と利己主義のバランスをどう取るかは、哲学の重要な問題である。
How to balance altruism and egoism is an important question in philosophy.
A compound of 利他 (benefiting others) and 主義 (-ism). The concept of 利他 has roots in Buddhist philosophy, where it refers to acting for the benefit of all sentient beings.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 利他主義の精神: the spirit of altruism
- 利他主義的な: altruistic
- 利他主義者: altruist
- 利他主義に基づく: based on altruism
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 利己主義: egoism; selfishness — the opposite; prioritizing one's own interests
- 利他: benefiting others — the shorter form, originally Buddhist
- 自己犠牲: self-sacrifice — giving up something of one's own for others
- 博愛: philanthropy; universal love — love for all humanity