Just like we make a distinction between herbivores and vegetarians, I would like to see someone introducing a new term for that-thing-animals-do-that-looks-like-altruism.
Why? You spent quite a bit of time discussing exactly what you mean to have this distinction distinguish. But you never provided a reason why having such a new term would be a good thing.
Also, the first few paragraphs talked about the arguments for and against group selection. But what does that have to do with the new term you would like to see? The debate over group selection is confused on many points, but one thing that is not confused in this debate is the definition of “altruism”. Both sides are perfectly happy calling cellular slime molds ‘altruistic’ - though they may disagree as to why they are altruistic.
Why? You spent quite a bit of time discussing exactly what you mean to have this distinction distinguish. But you never provided a reason why having such a new term would be a good thing.
Also, the first few paragraphs talked about the arguments for and against group selection. But what does that have to do with the new term you would like to see? The debate over group selection is confused on many points, but one thing that is not confused in this debate is the definition of “altruism”. Both sides are perfectly happy calling cellular slime molds ‘altruistic’ - though they may disagree as to why they are altruistic.