So there's nothing wrong with going to college to get a better job and make more money and being motivation my self-interest to do so, yet there is something wrong with doing good for others without being motivated by self-interest?
What's the big deal? A good deed is a good deed, motivation aside. Is it wrong to be motivated by self-interest if it leads to a child receiving a meal, a homeless family being led to a good home, a soldier receiving a prosthetic surgery? "Selfish" isn't exactly a negative thing, self-interest in wanting to be a good person is not either. Why is it selfish when someone does something for themselves that hurts others in the process, but selfless when someone does something for themselves that BENEFITS others? So what if there is no material gain?
Is there such a thing as a truly selfless act?
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So there's nothing wrong with going to college to get a better job and make more money and being motivation my self-interest to do so, yet there is something wrong with doing good for others without being motivated by self-interest?
What's the big deal? A good deed is a good deed, motivation aside. Is it wrong to be motivated by self-interest if it leads to a child receiving a meal, a homeless family being led to a good home, a soldier receiving a prosthetic surgery? "Selfish" isn't exactly a negative thing, self-interest in wanting to be a good person is not either. Why is it selfish when someone does something for themselves that hurts others in the process, but selfless when someone does something for themselves that BENEFITS others? So what if there is no material gain?