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Explore a classic philosophical debate and decide: is it human nature to be selfish? And if so;is it possible to overcome it? -- The question of whether or not humans are inherently selfish is one of philosophy’s oldest debates. The idea that we only act out of self-interest is an extreme stance that few philosophers would endorse. However;the idea that all humans have a deep selfish streak is something many philosophers would agree with. So;are we innately selfish? Mark Hopwood explores this classic conundrum. Lesson by Mark Hopwood;directed by Avi Ofer. Support Our Non-Profit Mission ---------------------------------------------- Support us on Patreon: http://bit.ly/TEDEdPatreon Check out our merch: http://bit.ly/TEDEDShop ---------------------------------------------- Connect With Us ---------------------------------------------- Sign up for our newsletter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdNewsletter Follow us on Facebook: http://bit.ly/TEDEdFacebook Find us on Twitter: http://bit.ly/TEDEdTwitter Peep us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/TEDEdInstagram ---------------------------------------------- Keep Learning ---------------------------------------------- View full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-know-if-you-re-being-selfish-and-whether-or-not-that-s-bad-mark-hopwood Dig deeper with additional resources: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-know-if-you-re-being-selfish-and-whether-or-not-that-s-bad-mark-hopwood/digdeeper Animator's website: https://aviofer.com Educator's website: https://new.sewanee.edu/programs-of-study/philosophy/faculty-staff/mark-hopwood Music: https://www.wonderboyaudio.com ---------------------------------------------- Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Michel-Ange Hortegat;Enes Kirimi;Amaury BISIAUX;ND;Samyogita Hardikar;Vanessa Graulich;Vandana Gunwani;Abdulmohsin Almadi;AJ Lyon;Geoffrey Bultitude;Mi Mi;Thomas Rothert;Brian Elieson;Oge O;Weronika Falkowska;Nevin Spoljaric;Sid Chanpuriya;Anoop Varghese;David Yastremski;Noah Webb;Roberto Chena;Oliver Koo;Luke Pisano;Andrea Gordon;Aleksandar Donev;Nicole Klau Ibarra;Jesse Lira;Ezekiel Raui;Petr Vacek;Dennis;Olivia Fu;Kari Teffeau;Cindy Lai;Rajath Durgada Manjunath;Dan Nguyen;Chin Beng Tan;Tom Boman;Karen Warner;Iryna Panasiuk;Aaron Torres;Eric Braun;Sonja Worzewski;Michael Clement;Adam Berry;Ghaith Tarawneh;Nathan Milford;Tomas Beckett;Alice Ice;Eric Berman and Kurt Paolo Sevillano.;Education;selfish;selfishness;human nature;philosophy;morals;morality;john stuart mill;philosophers;thomas hobbes;self interest;psychology;psychological egoism;ego;immanuel kant;kant;jean jacques rousseau;self love;amour de soi;amour propre;self preservation;social status;aristotle;adam smith;iris murdoch;love;attention;emotions;feeling;consideration;education;animation;Avi Ofer;mark hopwood;TED;TED-Ed;TED Ed;Teded;Ted Education