TMLutas
2007-07-31 17:35:30
I think that Pope Benedict’s Deus Caritas Est is probably the best recent case for altruism. He is spot on in that altruism, true altruism is always an act of love but that many languages are impoverished in describing love and mix eros, philia, and agape without understanding what they are conflating. Altruism is an expression of agape love.
To try to discuss altruism without discussing agape is like discussing taste without touching on umami. Yes, you can hit a lot of very good points but the discussion simply is not complete.
