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Re: Debate on Altruism. [message #371801 is a reply to message #371799] Thu, 12 February 2009 11:57 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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cheesesoda wrote on Thu, 12 February 2009 19:35

That is the point of what I'm saying, Spoony. That's the entire point of psychological egoism. Nothing is selfless.

In conventional terms, sure, there are selfless acts. You're putting someone else's well-being in front of your own. However, there's still something to be gained from it, and you do the acts because of that.

The last eight words are where the problem is for me. It's plainly not the case in either of the two examples I gave.


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