Difference between Selflessness and Altruism

SELFLESSNESS vs ALTRUISM: NOUN

The quality or state of being selfless.
Quality or state of being selfless.
Freedom from selfishness.
The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
Acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity

Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness.
A term first employed by the French philosopher Comte to denote the benevolent instincts and emotions in general, or action prompted by them: the opposite of egoism.
Instinctive behavior that is detrimental to the individual but favors the survival or spread of that individual's genes, as by benefiting its relatives.
Unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness.
The quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others

Generosity, Compassion, Heroism, Humility, Bravery, Kindness, Unselfishness, Self denial, Satisfaction, Disinterest, Caring, Dedication, Devotion, Self sacrifice, Altruism

Idealism, Rationality, Voluntarism, Kindness, Egoism, Humanitarianism, Beneficence, Generosity, Compassion, Altruist, Selfishness, Benevolence, Caring, Selfless, Selflessness

Benevolence, Perseverance, Courage, Generosity, Compassion, Humility, Bravery, Kindness, Unselfishness, Satisfaction, Disinterest, Caring, Dedication, Devotion, Altruism

Noblesse oblige, Humanism, Individualism, Empathy, Idealism, Rationality, Voluntarism, Kindness, Egoism, Generosity, Compassion, Altruist, Benevolence, Caring, Selfless

The military context emphasizes brotherhood, trust, selflessness and commitment.
Mother Teresa as a symbol of philanthropy and selflessness.
Bodhisattvas are a true expression of compassion and selflessness.
Such teamwork and selflessness is rarely acknowledged in prizes.
Maybe it has something to do with his selflessness.
Her profession portrays unconditional love, selflessness and sacrifice.
Selflessness in Christ will bring you great blessings.
This selflessness is the cornerstone to successful CRM.
Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership.
The higher occultism implies pure selflessness and sacrifice.

What lessons can Zimbabweans learn from this altruism?.
Kindness, altruism and empathy can affect the brain.
There is therefore no such thing as kin altruism or reciprocal altruism, as there is no loss of fitness involved in both cases.
Religion creates community, community creates altruism, and altruism turns us away from self and toward the common good.
The evolutionary interplay of intergroup conflict and altruism in humans: a review of parochial altruism theory and prospects for its extension.
In organ donation, however, the perception of solidarity as a conditional altruism is irrelevant because altruism is a selfless act.
This led biologist Robert Trivers to suggest another mechanism by which altruism could evolve: reciprocal altruism.
Reciprocal altruism is a different type of helping that looks like true selfless altruism.
These two questions were designed to test theories about reciprocal altruism and psychic altruism.
That biological altruism, as distinct from psychological altruism, does not occur.