Timeline for Is there such a thing as "not being a hedonist"? Is altruism also a form of hedonism?
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| Jan 8, 2023 at 10:48 | comment | added | tejasvi | Can you give an example of an altruistic act? | |
| May 21, 2018 at 16:32 | comment | added | rus9384 | "Altruists, by definition, don't get anything from their actions." - they get satisfaction, obviously. But that's why I don't divide people in egoists and altruists. These notions are obsolete. | |
| Nov 15, 2012 at 21:18 | comment | added | user2692 | @JosephWeissman, no doubt the term "hedonist" is a bit awkward here. That's why I spent some time going into the connotations of the terms. Would popular culture call it altruism, probably. But it doesn't fit the definition. You said "for something greater than themselves". If that is the actor's determination then they have received a value they deemed more valuable "than themselves" and clearly fall into hedonism. | |
| Nov 15, 2012 at 15:31 | comment | added | Joseph Weissman♦ | Interesting; it strikes me as perhaps a bit odd describing a soldier as a hedonist, even if they do take pride in service; they risk not just experiencing "horror," but are actually risking life and limb for something greater than themselves. Is this not textbook altruism? | |
| Nov 15, 2012 at 15:08 | comment | added | Ryno | Thanks @user2692 - this is exactly what I came to say - I've often puzzled this myself. | |
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| Nov 15, 2012 at 13:59 | history | answered | user2692 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |