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From a scientific standpoint a suicide attack represents an extreme form of parochial altruism -- a self-sacrificial act made on behalf of one's in-group, involving aggression against an out-group.
Matt J. Rossano: The Surprising Effect of Religious Devotion on Suicide Attacks Matt J. Rossano 2010
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Without war, a gene imposing a self-sacrificial cost of a few percent in terms of lost reproduction would disappear from most of the population in 150 generations.
SuperCooperators Martin A. Nowak 2011
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These pioneers weren't totally selfless though, and we do not need to think of space as a purely self-sacrificial expedition.
Margaret Weinberg: What is the Use of Space Exploration? Margaret Weinberg 2012
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What is important is his behavior and the self-sacrificial love for his daughter which gave her a new lease on life.
A Christmas Story 2009
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The language behind this speaks of a self-sacrificial spirit bent toward the betterment of society.
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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It is so fashionable to “hate” christian symbolism but the reality is that this is the heart of Christianity: self-sacrificial love.
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One needs a ruthlessly self-obsessed (to the point of being self-sacrificial) character like Michael Beard to explore this dangerous territory.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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One needs a ruthlessly self-obsessed (to the point of being self-sacrificial) character like Michael Beard to explore this dangerous territory.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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One needs a ruthlessly self-obsessed (to the point of being self-sacrificial) character like Michael Beard to explore this dangerous territory.
Anis Shivani: Why American Reviewers Disliked Ian McEwan's "Solar": And What That Says About the Cultural Establishment Anis Shivani 2010
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The language behind this speaks of a self-sacrificial spirit bent toward the betterment of society.
George Elerick: Jesus: The Anti-Capitalist God and a Manifesto for a Better World George Elerick 2010
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