The_Duck comments on Why Don't People Help Others More? - Less Wrong

36 Post author: peter_hurford 13 August 2012 11:34PM

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Comment author: The_Duck 17 August 2012 09:42:03PM *  0 points [-]

It's perfectly possible to study the empirical question of how to influence how altruistic people are, without making any sort of argument for why people should be altruistic. This empirical question seems to be what peter_hurford is writing about.

Comment author: DanArmak 18 August 2012 03:17:11PM *  2 points [-]

Yes. But the post's title is unfortunate:

Why Don't People Help Others More?

Can be read to imply the author is surprised by people helping others less than expected.