Helping someone else, in part because you recognize that you may someday need his/her help, seems like rational egoism to me.
And even if I thought I would never see someone again, I might help them if I thought they were virtuous, simply because I think virtue should be recognized and rewarded.
May I ask for your definition of altruism?
Helping someone else, in part because you recognize that you may someday need his/her help, seems like rational egoism to me.
And even if I thought I would never see someone again, I might help them if I thought they were virtuous, simply because I think virtue should be recognized and rewarded.