Altruism or Egoism?

[EgoRaptor]

I myself am a staunch egoist. I was wondering whether other members of the forum subscribe to egoist or altruist philosophy.

[Rayaan]

[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).

[Tartarus Sauce]

Neither one holds weight on its own. As a social species, altruism plays a major role in our behavior, but as a self-conscious species, so does ego.

Pure Egoism is an overly simplistic explantation for the complexity of human behavior and fails to explain a multitude of common and uncommon human actions, as well as making multiple unjustified assumptions about human motivations.

Pure Altruism is dangerously naive and demonstrably false.

[GodsRevolt]

GAH! Egoism and Ayn Rand and this idea that doing everything that is good for you as somehow moral exhausts me. Self-sacrifice is more valuable to humanity and the original definition of courageous.

[EgoRaptor]

Please vote in the poll!

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Egoism is what drives people. My copy the Ego & His Own just arrived in the mail, can't wait to read it!

[Cato]

I would like to have voted, but you left out eudaimonic virtue ethics as a choice.

[Polaris]

Altruism. Even though my education background would force me into prisoner's dilemma, I say fuck it to being selfish.

[là bạn điên]

Altruism to all sentient beings of which I am an equal member.

[EgoRaptor]

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