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In defense of altruism during these interesting times
To first understand why I am defending altruism in these interesting times, I must first define it! Altruism is a psychological concept which refers to behaviour that is entirely selfless and typically exhibited in a situation where one’s actions benefit another individual at a cost to oneself. If you’ve been clapping at 8 pm every evening, I’m sure you now realise what benevolent people I’m referring to. Indeed are national mask-wearing heroes! In these interesting times, altruistic acts can be seen in every NHS hospital, GP practice and I believe it is also very important to recognise the...