What are some works that attempt to justify altruism, empathy

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This guy.

>>8606493
Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Hume, Kant

>>8606493

Here's the real question:

WHY do you want to justify altruism, empathy and love?

If they are not self-evidently justified, you had better start asking some hard questions.

I am a Jewish lawyer and my name is Tom Sawyer.

>>8606529
This

>>8606529
They are already self-evident for me, but I don't think my positive subjective experience with those emotional views apply to everyone and can hold a ground in a serious argument, and that fact makes me quite uncomfortable.

>>8606493
do you mean you want to "justify" them or explain them?

if you feel you need to "justify" love, then you're probably not an actual human being

if you want to explain the roots of altruism then a good place to start would be richard dawkins' the selfish gene. sorry he's not one of the woo so deep thinkers /lit/ pseuds like to namedrop

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>>8606701
>richard dawkins' the selfish gene
>Actually citing a popular science book

>>860670
>do you mean you want to "justify" them or explain them?
>if you feel you need to "justify" love, then you're probably not an actual human being

see >>8606614

>>8606708
oops, meant to quote
>>8606701

>>8606703
i don't think you really know the meaning of the word "citing"

perhaps you should read a few more science books

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>>8606741
>being THIS PENDATIC AND SALTY

>>8606760
>PENDATIC

>>8606614

Trying to convince a Randfag that altruism is cool is like trying to convince a blind man that the sky is blue.