RE: Altruism or Egoism?
January 6, 2014 at 8:21 pm
(This post was last modified: January 6, 2014 at 8:22 pm by bennyboy.)
If we're talking about a philosophical posiiton as an idea, I think altruism is the best of the three. If I'm CAPABLE of putting others before myself, it means I likely have a greater capacity for handling my own suffering than others do.
If we're talking about the position that would actually be inferred from my behavior, I'd put myself halfway between egoism and utilitarianism (depending on my relationship to the other parties involved in a moral decision).
If we're talking about the position that would actually be inferred from my behavior, I'd put myself halfway between egoism and utilitarianism (depending on my relationship to the other parties involved in a moral decision).
