Comments on: Why should you care whether other people are healthy or not?

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Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:33:37 +0000

[...] the workplace) realise that their habits don’t affect just themselves but others too. “Why should you care whether other people are healthy or not?” – well you can stop wondering [...]

By: fitnessmantra

fitnessmantra — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 21:06:30 +0000

Hi Fendely,

Your thoughts are not nonsense at all – I completely agree with you – one should always care about other people’s “wellbeing”.

My point in this article was purely related to other people being healthy in the context of being “fit” – in other words I was wondering why one should care whether their friends exercised or not.

Hope that clears it up. I should have been more clear in my post.

-FM.

By: Fendely

Fendely — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:08:58 +0000

I prety much agree with alot of what you are saying.Just what to make a philosophical point.

The underlying premise that one should only care about others if it is of benifit to oneself is one I find a litle worrying.

What about the many situations where other peoples well-being does not effect me, should I not care? Also there are many situations where I directly benefit from others exploitation should I not be worried about this.

Sorry to bother you with this nonsense,