Talk:Altruism

First sentence seems unconnected.

It mentions the connection between the Golden rule of reciprocity, and altruism; however, altruism involves unselfishness, while the other expects you to treat others as you'd like to be treated. There are a lot of ethical "rules" or guidelines; why make the connection between these two? Is the english version of altruism really the same as reciprocity? They just don't seem to match each other as much as the sentence indicates, which makes the sentence seem out of place.

What, exactly, did he "found"?

From the article: "The term was originally coined in the 19th century by the founding sociologist and philosopher of science, Auguste Comte"

Is it being claimed that Comte founded the study known as "socilolgy"? Or that he founded the philosophy of science? Or that he founded the concept of 'altruism'? It is not clear from the statement or the context. 74.95.43.249 (talk) 01:43, 27 June 2017 (UTC)

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Length of the "Philosophy Section" of the "Altruism" Article

I was just wondering why the "Philosophy" section of the "Altruism" article seemed smaller in comparison to the lengths of the Altruismsections pertaining to "Scientific Viewpoints" and "Religious Viewpoints"? </ref> User:Christopher_H._Moller/Evaluate_an_Article --Christopher H. Moller (talk) 09:30, 30 January 2020 (UTC) Christopher H. Moller 4:35 a.m. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Christopher H. Moller (talk • contribs)