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It seems that nothing we do is a truly self-less act.
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Welcome to psychological egoism, the belief that the human being is incapable of doing anything that isnt at least indirectly self-centered.
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it would not be charitable to visit your friend, it would be dutiful
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So is duty a selfish or unselfish act? Surely, if you feel obligated to do something, you would feel bad if you didn't. Then you are being selfish because you are avoiding guilt or whatever.