In a sense, isn't "altrusitic egoism" the only valid form of morality for a communist? I ask because I've recently realized it may be quite cringe and, in fact, helping others because you expect return is not cool

    • silent_water [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      the issue is that "good" is so vague that it means different things to every person. so philosophy nerds step in at this point and try to define good in a whole bunch of different ways that say more about them as people than they do about what it means to be a good person. the history of the field is that it's been used to justify heinous shit done by the ruling classes basically since it's inception. but it's taught in classes absent that history - because to tie philosophy to its use is politics.