The concept of altruism dates back to the time of French sociologists and philosopher Auguste Comte. The word altruism comes from the Italian language and means serving others. Basically, altruism appears to be the opposite of the ideology of selfishness that reigned at the time. On the other hand, mutual aid dates back to the time of Peter Kropotkin. The Russian geographer and self-proclaimed anarchist gave up all his wealth and his best lifestyle to advance his theory of self-help. The major concern was the liberation of fellow Russians who were languishing in poverty. This article will examine the origin of the concepts of altruism and helping others. It will also examine the controversies or conflicting perspectives that surround the two concepts such as the power of self-interest in a human being's life. Additionally, it will highlight the history of the poor in the Middle Ages, the forms of aid available then, and similar efforts today. According to Altruists International (2014), the idea of ​​altruism came from Augustus. County. This new concept sent the scholars and great thinkers of the time back to the proper examination of major moral and religious ideologies. At that time, the two great ideologies that reigned were that of benevolence and self-interest. The concept of altruism gained ground in the 1850s, raising many philosophical and scientific questions. Altruism contains three major ideas. These are the intentions, the actions and the ideology itself. In this regard, altruism takes psychological, behavioral and ethical forms. Behavioral altruism refers to the consequences that result from actions. These consequences are essentially the benefits that others derive from the agent's action (A...... middle of paper ...... y altruistic - concerned with the well-being of others and not their own - then any altruistic action would not begin in the first place (Oren, 2010 Indeed, none of the agents in the altruistic world would need the help of other altruistic agents. This argument is purely philosophical and has rigor). necessary mathematics. The main opponent of altruism is the idea of ​​self-responsibility. Under ordinary conditions, an individual has no obligation to help others. In this regard, people should only engage. in personally rewarding actions others at the expense of one's own amounts to self-neglect; this is true since true altruism dictates that agents have no self-interest. This implies that agents in an altruistic world do not. assume no responsibility for themselves..