Altruism is a code of ethics which hold the welfare of others as the standard of "good", and self-sacrifice as the only moral action. The unstated premise of the doctrine of altruism is that all relationships among men involve sacrifice. This leaves one with the false choice between maliciously exploiting the other person (forcing them to be sacrificed) or being "moral" and offering oneself up as the sacrificial victim.
This is from Jeff Landauer and Joseph Rowland at the ImportanceofPhilosophy.com
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It is why I do not read any of Rand - convoluted...
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