Positives-negatives of egoistic versus altruistic living

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[1] What can we learn about the positives and negatives of egoistic living versus altruistic living from the show Survivor? (TV trailer): LINK (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Or the book/film The Hunger Games? (trailer): LINK (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

If you are not familiar with either of these, discuss the topic with someone who is familiar with one or the other of these shows/films. Do you agree with the idea that egoism and altruism are at odds or in conflict? Why or why not? In your view, which (egoism or altruism) work best for people's survival in normal life?

[2] After hearing about the moral values of Ayn Rand (video interview with Mike Wallace: LINK (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.), do you think her call for living selfishly and not altruistically threaten the moral values of America, as the interviewer Mike Wallace suggests? And what would you say are the real moral values of America today that keep our society running as it does?

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