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  • Altruism Doesn't Exist

    Is it really possible for someone to engage in a completely selfless act? A rational exploration of the question must lead to a negative rather then affirmative answer. For isn't it the case that no matter what action one engages in, it involves their selves and some kind of motivation on their part...
    Posted to Brainpolice by Brainpolice on Mon, Mar 24 2008
    Filed under: Objectivism, Means and Ends, Self-interest, Rational Egoism, Altruism, Libertarianism, Philosophy, Human Nature, Praxeology
  • Re: Objectivism and Action

    That "man acts" is not a philosophical axiom. It is an inductive conclusion based on certain facts derived from observation and philosophical axioms. (There is a second implied claim that we can make universally valid inductive generalizations, but that is a separate and complex philosophical...
    Posted to Economics Questions by HeroicLife on Tue, Nov 20 2007
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