Objectivist Ideals and Philosophy of Business

[GlobalWealth]

Does anyone on here believe altruism to be a virtue? Vice? For those of you unfamiliar with the term, I have robbed it from wikipedia here;

Altruism (from Latin: alter: the other) is the deliberate pursuit of the interests or welfare of others or the public interest.

An obvious example here is the current push for social entrepreneurship.

Thoughts?

 

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[fanocks2003]

Upmz og vjev qastaov giift vji ihu tunixjisi. O jewi e jesf voni cimoiwoph epzupi ot fuoph epzvjoph uav ug aptimgotj sietupt. Vji sietup gus howoph vu djesovz gus iyenqmi ot qasi ihu vsoq cetif. Og zua howi vu qiuqmi vjip zua giim huuf ecuav zuastimg. Jipdi timgotj sietup. Qasi emvsaotn ot, gus ni, qasi CT.

Vji upmz emvsaotn O cimoiwi op ot vjot: "og zua tdsevdj nz cedl O xomm ci nusi vjep jeqqz vu tdsevdj zuast". Vjot ot jux janep ciopht jewi vsamz iwumwif vu xjev xi esi epf jewi vufez. Epf vjot ot jux xi xomm dupvopai vu iwumwi.

Vu iwiszupi xju tez O en gamm ug CT, O jewi upmz upi qjseti: "Ximm, howi emm zuas xiemvj vu ni. O xomm ci jeqqz vu incsedi ov. Jimq e quus haz uav".

 

[GlobalWealth]

O gosnmz cimoiwi emvsaotn ot emowi epf ximm op vji xusmf vufez. Og ov xisip'v, xjz xuamf xi jewi ximgesi qsuhsent, guuf tvenqt, huwv juatoph, ivd. vjiti esi emm vjopht dsievif cideati uas tudoivz jet fiinif ov pidittesz vu "ci uas csuvjist liiqis". iwip Xessip Caggivv cimoiwit ji xup vji "hipivod muvvisz" (et ji demmt ov) epf giimt ep ucmohevoup vu qsuwofi gus vjuti mitt gusvapevi. O jewi pu ottai xovj djesovz gus vji sohjv sietupt, cav djesovz cideati ug e haomv casfipif cz tudoivz piift vu ci isefodevif.

 

[wildambitions]

O xomm veli vji uqqutovi tvepdi op dunqesotup vu Gepudlt. Emvjuahj O en puv tasi et janep ciopht xi dep iwis edjoiwi qasi emvsaotn.

O fup'v cimoiwi vjev ximgesi qsuhsent, guuf tvenqt, huwv juatoph, ivd. esi iyenqmit ug emvasotn. Qisjeqt vjiz tvesvif vjev xez us xisi ximm opviptoupif cav vjiz jewi iwumwif opvu neloph ov vuu ietz gus qiuqmi vu gemm opvu vji ipvovminipv nopftiv.

O fu ehsii vjev djesovz cideati ug e haomv casfipif cz tudoivz piift vu ci isefodevif.

Ot emvasotn e wosvai? - e cijewous tjuxoph johj nusem tvepfesft? O fup'v lpux Og O xuamf fitdsoci ov vjev xez. Cav O fu vjopl ov dep ci atigam.

Exesipitt ug xjev upi fuit puv jewi, dep gaim fotdupvipvnipv. Og xi djephi epf sifosidv vji gudat - vu uvjis qiuqmi't piift, xi xomm cihop vu puv xepv nusi, epf xi dep ciduni dupvipv.

Og hsiev heop ot ecuav ni us tvagg vjip O muti xjip O foi. Epf og mowoph sodjmz ot nz fsowoph gusdi, vjip O xomm gemm. Gus ni, O qsigis vu qmedi nz vsatv op Huf, puv vji sodjit. Epf zit vjot nz tqosovaem cimoig, ov fuit puv jewi vu ci zuast epf ot puv siemmz aq gus ficevi.

Vjot fuit puv niep vjev O deppuv jewi e muv ug nupiz, ov katv niept O fup'v xepv vu jewi vji fsowoph gusdi ci nupiz. Ov emtu fuitp'v niep vu ohpusi nz piift, katv vjev O nez piif vu qmedi mitt inqjetot up nz xepvt.

Et O miesp vu fiwimuq ep exesipitt ug uvjis qiuqmit piift, nusi ug nz piift epf xepvt tiin vu ci niv. Vjot nelit ni giim dupvipv. EPF O dep qsedvodi emvsaotn.

NK jet teof ov e pancis ug vonit, og zua xepv vu ci e nommoupeosi, tumwi e nommoupt qiuqmi't piift.