[MD] freedom is for the rich

[ian glendinning]

Again Arlo, I agree with you, but would point out ..

This Selfish vs Selfless debate is a crude and unnecessary
polarization. Much better is something like "enlightened
self-interest" based on a decent framework or metaphysics of what
reality is about .... something like, say the MoQ ... recognising the
interlinked reality of the levels and their dynamic interactions ?

My (selfish or selfless) act cannot be treated in isolation.

(Calling a spade a spade, by the way ... battling against that western
"hypocrisy" again. People just love to play with words, believing
erroneously that they are working with objects.)

Ian

On 11/27/06, ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu> wrote:
> [Micah]
> I would choose to help the man in need of water, because I value life and that
> is an affirmation of principle for me, which is a selfish reason that I would
> be proud to act upon.
>
> [Arlo]
> What you describe is not selfish behavior, despite the modern attempt to define
> it as such, and hence make it a meaningless concept. You describe selfless
> behavior. Be proud of it.
>
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