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| Altruism: In philosophy, altruism is a moral theory and ethical concept that advocates selfless concern for the well-being and interests of others, often at the expense of one's own self-interest.
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John Rawls on Altruism - Dictionary of Arguments
I 189 Altruism/Rawls: the fully developed (perfect) altruism has a peculiarity: the altruist can only fulfil his desires if someone else has an independent desire. For example, suppose everyone decides to do the same. Then nothing happens. Since a system of justice could never emerge, it is necessary to assume that at least two people have individual interests that can come into conflict. The theory of justice as fairness addresses this by demanding a mutual lack of interest in this point. >Fairness. I 190 Rawls: Impartiality, as demanded by moral judgments, can be achieved by other means. >Morals/Rawls, >Impartiality._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Rawl I J. Rawls A Theory of Justice: Original Edition Oxford 2005 |
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