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Altruistic kidney donation initiators are less than half as likely to be right-wing as controls in an online sample

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I have a longstanding hypothesis that the strongest psychological mediator, on an individual level, of leftwing politics is impartial altruism. That is altruism directed towards strangers and acquaintances, as opposed to friends and family. Philosophy bear is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The most natural test of impartial altruism is charitable giving. There have been various attempts to study how politics relates to charitable giving. A frequent confound is that right-wingers are more likely to donate to religious charities, but the motives for donating to these charities are very different from typical impartial giving. Also, wealth and income are related to leftwing and rightwing attitudes, as is age, both of which affect giving for all sorts of reasons, etc. etc. More research is needed. So when I became aware of a reasonably large sample of people who had given their kidneys to others, I thou

Altruistic kidney donation initiators are less than half as likely to be right-wing as controls in an online sample Philosophy bear Apr 21, 2024 21 13 2 Share Introduction I have a longstanding hypothesis that the strongest psychological mediator, on an individual level, of leftwing politics is impartial altruism. That is altruism directed towards strangers and acquaintances, as opposed to friends and family. Philosophy bear is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe The most natural test of impartial altr

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Altruistic kidney donation initiators are less than half as likely to be right-wing as controls in an online sample

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