The Sources and Influencing Factors of Egoism and Altruism

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.399How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Egoism; Altruism; Genetic; Culturalism

Abstract

Despite the increasing research on egoism and altruism, there is much debate about egoism. This study systematically reviews the sources and influencing factors of egoism. Through the method of retrieving the literature in the database, this review summarizes the different aspects of biology and genetic and cultral factors. Altruism and egoism are affected by various congenital or acquired factors. Besides genetic factors, cultural factors have a big impact on egoism. Cultural differences between the east and the west affect people’s moral judgments. At the demographic level, gender and age are the main factors of self-interest. It is worth noting that children’s moral decisions are malleable. This review can enhance the understanding of the field of moral judgment and guide children’s moral education.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - MeiJia Peng
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - The Sources and Influencing Factors of Egoism and Altruism
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 2200
EP  - 2203
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.399
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.399
ID  - Peng2022
ER  -