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In Defense of Selfishness: Why the Code of Self-Sacrifice is Unjust and Destructive Zen Philosophy (Books) Miyazaki-esque monsters than you canFrom childhood, we're taught one central, non controversial idea about morality: self sacrifice is a virtue. It is universally accepted that serving the needs of others, rather than our own, is the essence of morality. To be ethicalit is believedis to be altruistic. Questioning this belief is regarded as tantamount to questioning the self evident. Here, Peter Schwartz questions it. In Defense of Selfishness refutes widespread misconceptions about the