PHIL 1200 Chapter 15: Topic 26

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Lomoarcpsd| 987298 (a possible reply to this: what we do out of obligation is only a means to a greater end that is desirable, it is not clear whether we ever do anything purely out of duty) Even if we grant that we do what we desire, this does not make us selfish: what makes us selfish or not is whether we think of others. Helping others at the expense of the things that you might want is being unselfish, regardless of whether the unselfish action makes you feel good. There is no/there should be no requirement for not feeling good: in a sense, feeling good when helping others is exactly what constitutes being unselfish or altruistic. Actually caring about others and feeling good when they fare well is as unselfish as one can get. D) there seems to be a compatibility between our interest and the interest of others.

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