On the Dilemma of Morality: Self-Interest and Altruism

The dilemma of morality as depicted in controversy on self-interestand altruism, (or selfishness and unselfishness) has been in existence along time. [1] though it did not merely originate with them, this dilemmareached its fruition and received classic expression in eighteenth-centurymoral philosophers. in spite of immense solutions, the core questionof the dilemma still remained open. the overall aim of this paper is tosuggest that the concepts of self-interest and altruism are liable to be asource of confusion in our moral thinking, and to take some steps towardsdispelling this confusion. while it is not aspiring to discuss the dilemma soas to conclude any discussion, in its turn, it tries to modeling a moderatesolution for the dilemma.