The Dan Norton Show

Is pursuing a career selfish? How to evaluate selfishness. Doing something to the detriment of others. Religion and selfishness. Nietzsche on Christianity. Mormonism. Individualism in America vs. Asia. The afterlife and selfishness. Immanuel Kant. Ayn Rand. Communism vs. capitalism and different senses of equality. Self-interest and market forces. Government programs and taxation/force. Democracy,...

Is walking a dog for money selfish? If so, is it bad? Mutual selfishness to mutual benefit. Is everyone selfish? My opinion on whether selfishness is good or bad. Is harming others always bad?

Topics covered: Balancing selfishness and selflessness. The perfect person.

Topics covered: Is going to school selfish? “Self-focus” as a hybrid of selfishness and selflessness. Labeling individual actions vs. people as a whole as “selfish,” etc.

Topics covered: Selfishness and self-care. Conflicts of interest (or lack thereof). Christianity and Mormonism. Original sin. Individualism and collectivism in Christianity. Christianity and self-care / mental health. Suicide as selfish/altruistic. Selfish giving. Game theory. Adam Smith.

Topics covered: Jesus Christ as a role model for selflessness. Is heaven a selfish goal? How did Jesus take on others’ sins?

Topics covered: Selfishness and pursuing a career. Doing good for the world and doing good for oneself: If you had to choose between these, which would you choose, and why? Questioning the way one was raised.

Topics covered: Is working out at the gym selfish? If so, is working out bad? If it’s selfish but not bad, then is selfishness sometimes good? Ayn Rand.

Topics covered: Is love selfish? Selfless? Love/sex as an emotional/spiritual/material trade.

Topics covered: Are you a selfish person? The nature of sacrifice. Mother Teresa. Can emotions be priced? Is being a student selfish? Selfishness/self-sacrifice as an issue of intent. Evaluating selflessness/inaction. Is helping someone good? The complexity of these issues.

Topics covered: Is not waiting one’s turn on the freeway selfish? Selfishness and self-preservation. Long-range consequences of behavior that is called “selfish.” Is “selfish” the right word?

Introduction to The Selfishness Project