Apparent altruistic = Materialistic ?

Question

* Is it true?
** What different between apparent altruistic and true altruistic ?
*** Anyone can give better understanding to "Materialistic"?

Answer 1

Here's the deal: Altruism, in its purest form, is sacrificing some of your own survival ability in order to augment someone else's. It's giving up something to someone who needs it but not getting anything in return. If you got something back, then it would simply be an exchange, and not a sacrifice or a gift. You give up time to make yourself dinner. Nothing altruistic about that. But if you give the dinner to someone else, then it is.

It's that idea of not getting anything back that proves to be the sticking point for some philosophers. It's a hard condition to satisfy if you're going to be strict about it. Many people who donate to charity get a 'good feeling', they may be helping their religious standing, and it is even concievable that they are making a better world in some small way that they will get to live in. And that's an example of some of the least hypocritical altruism.

An examination of some of the inner workings of corporations and millionaires can demonstrate how completely crass this apparent altruism can become. Many such individuals only engage in exactly the amount of supposed altruism necessary to offset tax penalties, boost public image, and so on. In these senses, what is made to LOOK like altruism is exactly as mercantile as anything else the business engages in - it is done precisely because it is profitable (and materialistic) and not because of even the vaguest hint of actual altruism.

And that is really what materialism is all about. Squishy things like 'good will' and 'common good' are meaningless compared to definite physical reality. For corporations, it can be all about dollars, and for the wealthy is can be about having five homes, thirty cars, and expensive jewelry. But it is all about STUFF. If you can't lay your hand on it, it's not real.

Peace.

Answer 2

All your questions are dependent on the level of participation! Still the nature of the questions remain the same! The possessiveness of materialism "the desire to manipulate the material world", and the apparent altruism which i percieve to be mostly in intent, and true altruism, as the actions to perform altruistic deeds!

Altruism is a wonderful philosophy from my point of view! I practice it psychotically, and of course it is mostly the apparent altruism of intent! I find, positive to be great Karma no matter where you put it!

Be it known , that karma has an instant side also!