In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice is Unjust and Destructive
From childhood, we’re taught one central, non-controversial idea about morality: self-sacrifice is a virtue. It is universally accepted that serving the needs of others, rather than our own, is the essence of morality. To be ethical—it is believed—is to be altruistic. Questioning this belief is...
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From childhood, we’re taught one central, non-controversial idea about morality: self-sacrifice is a virtue. It is universally accepted that serving the needs of others, rather than our own, is the essence of morality. To be ethical—it is believed—is to be altruistic. Questioning this belief is regarded as tantamount to questioning the self-evident. Here, Peter Schwartz qu
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9781137280169 (1137280166)
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
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