In Defense of Selfishness - Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice is Unjust and Destructive.epub

In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice is Unjust and 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.