The Enduring Power of Giving and Caring from Cavemen to Kind Hearts: A Neutrosophic Multi-Criteria Decision Making Approach

Abstract

Giving and caring are not just warm and fuzzy feelings; they are the bedrock of a healthy society. By understanding the neuroscience and sociology behind these behaviors, we can cultivate a world that prioritizes cooperation, compassion, and the well-being of all its members. We used the single valued neutrosophic sets (SVNSs) with the multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) method for evaluating the giving and caring impacts. We used TreeSoft to divide the problems as a tree. The SVNSs were used to overcome uncertain information in the evaluation process. The SVNSs were integrated with the DEMATEL method to compute the relationships between criteria. This study used nine criteria. The results show the criterion 5 has the highest impacts and criterion 1 has the lowest criterion.