[p2p-research] Defining Altruism ? Normative vs Autonomous ? Liberal Vs Conservative ?

[Alex Rollin]

Explain it?  I've never actually heard them talk about their motivations.  I
think what they are doing is fun!  I would think so, anyways.

On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Ryan Lanham <rlanham1963 at gmail.com> wrote:

> How would people explain the altruism of a Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, etc.
>  Guilt?
>
> Bill Gates has done far more for humanity than everyone on this list
> combined.  Yet, I suspect many here would hold him in contempt.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 8:25 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> hi, I think this important to put the altruism in context, no human person
>> can be purely altruist all the time, as such a person would not live very
>> long
>>
>> but a concept of interdependency makes self-interest encompass the others:
>>
>> see
>> http://p2pfoundation.net/Primary_vs_Secondary_Individual-Group_Mentality
>>
>>
>>
>> A distinction made by Heb Shepard, summarized by Rosa Zubizarreta:
>>
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