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"Self" and "interested" never appear in isolation in the above example, so we can only speculate on their precise interpretations when used in isolation. Howev
by kc5tja 19y ago
"Self" and "interested" never appear in isolation in the above example, so we can only speculate on their precise interpretations when used in isolation. However, the compound concept "self-interested" has a well-defined meaning, even in casual, every-day conversations.
Calling into question the meaning of "self-interested" is merely a filibuster.
- geebee 19y agoI couldn't disagree more. "Self interested" absolutely does not have a well understood meaning in casual, every-day conversations. It's one of the most ambiguous terms out there. Try this out: at a dinner party (one that you don't care if you're invited back), declare that "all people act out of self-interest, ultimately." Odds are good that two people will disagree quite vehemently about this, and at the core will be a fundamental disagreement about what it means to be "self-interested".