From: Samantha Atkins (samantha@objectent.com)
Date: Thu Apr 25 2002 - 02:16:38 MDT
Eliezer S. Yudkowsky wrote:
> At times like these, I like to quote one Zen definition of altruism:
>
> "Altruistic behavior: An act done without any intent for personal gain in
> any form. Altruism requires that there is no want for material, physical,
> spiritual, or egoistic gain."
>
Sounds like Kant. Too much absolutism and altruism vs.
non-altruism and focus on something as conceptual as altruism
to sound much like authentic Zen. It might sort of work as a koan.
- samantha
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