Controversial views

[Excited Penguin]

I would agree with this but it depends on the definition. It's very difficult to be self-sacrificing towards someone without at least getting some sort of psychological or emotional need fulfilled in return and thereby not be fully self sacrificing.

Example. If I am to give away all my non-essential possessions to someone in need and/or would appreciate them far more than myself... even if I am in the long run worse off for it it would no doubt give me gratification otherwise I wouldn't do it.

Another example: Saving someone's life and I myself dying in the process. That is a far more extreme process. Let's say hypothetically I save a young child's life. Let's say it's my hypothetical son or daughter. I couldn't do that fulfilling my own in one sense 'selfish' deep seated very very strong emotional need to protect my child at all costs.

I guess what I'm saying is... most strictly speaking is self-sacrifice even possible?


Thoughts on this Chimp3?

We could start with the position that any ideology which requires self sacrifice of its adherents is immoral.

Surely, you don't mean that. Self-sacrifice takes place all the time, society would crash without it. It takes place in parenting, in charity, in love, in friendship, in lots of good causes beneficial for one's society, and so on.