- Table Of Contents:
- The Purpose Of Life
- Passion and the Purpose of Philosophy
- God
- The Game
- Keeping Score
- Means and Ends
- Money
- Materialism
- Work and Business
- Investing
- Heroism, Bravery, and Glory
- Pride
- Uniqueness
- Sex
- Sex and Materialism
- Marriage
- Parenthood
- The Human Body
- Science and Technology
- Privacy
- Education
- Life Cycle
- Equality and Justice
- Art
- Entertainment and the Media
- Celebrity
- Drugs and Alcohol
- Chance and Reason
- Honesty
- Stealing
- Ethics
- Selfishness
- Helping Others
- Perspective
- The Value of Life
- Legal System
Selfishness
Insane World
Any action which benefits myself is selfish, and thus not very virtuous, while any action I do for the benefit of someone else is unselfish, and thus good. Nothing could be more perverse, in that living for oneself is as natural to a man or woman as eating or breathing. Yet because it’s generally accepted that self-interest is bad, people go through all sorts of contortions to represent their selfish actions as being motivated by concern for others.
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