I don't understand why this has to be a dichotomy? Why cannot you be a caring, empathetic person, while also rationally maximizing efficiency of your actions? T

I don't understand why this has to be a dichotomy? Why cannot you be a caring, empathetic person, while also rationally maximizing efficiency of your actions? There are people like that. And yes, sometimes empathy is needed to motivate people to take action. For example: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/08/greece-fishermen-lesbos-saving-refugee-lives-160804091028172.html http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/08/greece-fis...