Alturism

[CrashBand]

Is this an incoherent idea?

Can we do any acts that don't satisfy our own self-interest.

Like dying or being tortured to save someone else.

But then do we redefine alturism? As simply no monetary gains - or an equivalent.

[CanadaPure]

I think that altruism is interesting, in that people do things that seem selfless, but could actually have some sort of self gain attached to them. What I mean is, can we call it altruistic if someone does something selfless, but only to better their own self-image?

Now I'm not saying that everyone is like that. I do think there are people who are out there who are truly selfless, so there is no need to redefine altruism. It exists, but I think it's interesting how a lot of selflessness is actually only done to better ones own self-image in society, in order to look like a good person to ones peers.

[Alex2012]

Can we do any acts that don't satisfy our own self-interest.

no we can't do, i think it's in our genes, narcissist people.

[tadpole25]

Pure altruism is impossible.

All actions serve the actor in some way, otherwise the action would not have been performed.

[CrashBand]

Pure altruism is impossible.

All actions serve the actor in some way, otherwise the action would not have been performed.

Yeah, it's kind of an incoherent idea, eh.