The psychology of heroism and altruism

[polymathwannabe]

“What’s the psychology of heroism? Is extreme self-sacrifice the result of a pained calculus, a weighing of desire and obligation, or an instinct? (Which would be more heroic? Does it matter?)”

http://​​www.slate.com/​​articles/​​health_and_science/​​medical_examiner/​​2014/​​10/​​psychology_of_heroism_and_altruism_what_makes_people_do_good_deeds.single.html

[cameroncowan]

I think its a matter of what motivates people. The mother lifts the car off of the child because she has the maternal instinct to save the child she birthed. I think some people are highly motivated to help people and it fulfills their soul. They do heroic deeds because it makes sense to them. Its all about motivation.