This is really nicely stated. This isn't what you're saying at all, but it made me think about the arguments in economics: the homo economicus self-interest-powered market theory can be quite hard to counter, and this kind of idea - the recognition that self-interest is not necessarily the only, strongest, or most important kind of fundamental motivation - is really useful.
This is really nicely stated. This isn't what you're saying at all, but it made me think about the arguments in economics: the homo economicus self-interest-powered market theory can be quite hard to counter, and this kind of idea - the recognition that self-interest is not necessarily the only, strongest, or most important kind of fundamental motivation - is really useful.