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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_egoism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_egoism RE: Misanthropy I strongly recommend you read Medaka Box

by anshin 11y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_egoism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological_egoism RE: Misanthropy I strongly recommend you read Medaka Box and reserve judgment on why I recommend it until you've finished it.

juliangregorian 11y ago
A fantasy manga? I read the plot on Wikipedia; is there anything it leaves out that is vital to understand? A story that humans tell themselves is not usually very good evidence against egoism, but the opposite. We have a deep psychological need to see ourselves as "good".
- anshin 11y ago
  It was in response to the misanthropy portion of the comment; it's not an argument against egoism at all.