This is quite an interesting premise. Tip of the hat to TC for the pointer.
Consider the following:
"According to a new study in Psychological Science, humans engage in a process called “moral self-regulation.” Basically, we’re constantly calculating the trade-off between being able to see ourselves as good people and the cost of engaging in all that non-advantageous goodness."
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Ha. There's always a trade-ff, is there not? Too good.
I do good things because it feels good and that's the trade-off. There is an element of selfishness to giving and I'm not sure that's a bad thing.
I do good things because it feels good and that's the trade-off. There is an element of selfishness to giving and I'm not sure that's a bad thing.
According to Ayn Rand and the associated Objectivist movement, rational self interest is in the best interest of everyone.
An understanding of self, as well as a love of self, is first. For without them, how can the others get good things from us?
Sure, there's a trade-ff. What's so wrong about that?
Awesome paragraph!!
I couldn't help but think of 'cui bono?' and 'quid pro quo' and 'quid pro nihil?' when reading this....
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