(September 18, 2016 at 6:31 am)chimp3 Wrote:(September 18, 2016 at 6:21 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: Would it be fair to say, rather, that you agree with some types of self-sacrifice and less so with others?When society is functioning in a healthy way we should operate in a way that each individual can view their own life as worthwhile. My working to have raised my children , even when two jobs was stressful and painful(back pain). But it was fulfilling. Did not rise to the level of sacrifice in my book.
It is wrong for leaders to ask adherents to sacrifice their lives for greater glory, or any -ism.
When society breaks down as in a disaster or during genocidal warfare all philosophies are strained to the breaking point.
So yes!
You seem to be focusing on one subset of the idea of self-sacrifice, that of suicide. However it's perfectly possible to self-sacrifice for the benefit of another person or in pursuit of a goal and not take it to such unnecessary extremes.