The Pathological Altruist

SoNotHer · 10-07-2011, 07:54 AM

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Did she just come on to me...?

No. But I did inject humor and word play into the discussion.

tapu · 10-07-2011, 07:59 AM

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No. But I did inject humor and word play into the discussion.

Got it.

Joking aside:

Can you explain how it is "quite a leap" to say that altruism (here = its products, i'm thinking) can lead (inadvertently, of course) to bad that cancels out that good?

Sorry, I know Stoppard only by name so that may be the source of misunderstanding that leads to my question above.

SoNotHer · 10-07-2011, 08:01 AM

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Got it. Joking aside:

Can you explain how it "quite a leap" saying that altruism (assigned a value of good) can lead (inadvertently, which I think is the claim) to bad that cancels out that good?

Since I need to leave for work, I'll pass the onus to you to explain how the triangulation or yoking together of these three things is a natural and inevitable conclusion and not a leap.

tapu · 10-07-2011, 08:05 AM

Got it.
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Dutch Leonard · 10-07-2011, 11:21 AM

http://mic.sgmjournals.org/content/150/8/2751.abstract

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