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Her detractors tend to assume too narrow a definition of "selfishness". They tend to read "selfish" as "self-centered", by projecting their own utility function
by theseatoms 10y ago
Her detractors tend to assume too narrow a definition of "selfishness". They tend to read "selfish" as "self-centered", by projecting their own utility functions onto others. :P
Altruistic acts can be, and often are, done selfishly.
- awptimus 10y agobump
- undersuit 10y agoIsn't that one of the arguments made in The Fountainhead?
- theseatoms 10y agoProbably is. It's been a while since I read it.