Is self awareness as important as an awareness of others?
"awareness" of others on one's self compte's "altruism."
"altruism: (alter: other) in general, cult of benevolence; opposite of egoism (q.v.). term coined comte , adopted in britain h. spencer.
1. comte altruism meant discipline , eradication of self-centered desire, , life devoted of others; more particularly, selfless love , devotion society. in brief, involved self-abnegat[ion]..." [1]
"your self mind; renounce , become chunk of meat ready cannibal swallow."
"do not confuse altruism kindness, or respect rights of others. these not primaries, consequences, which, in fact, altruism makes impossible. irreducible primary of altruism, basic absolute, self-sacrifice—which means; self-immolation, self-abnegation, self-denial, self-destruction—which means: self standard of evil, selfless standard of good. [2]
since altruism opposite of egoism according philosopher coined term, egoism rational. rational kind not "ethical" egoism, "rational" egoism. http://www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm
or 1 form of awareness greater or more beneficial other?
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