Is the "golden rule" (treat others the way you wish to be treated) egotistical? If so, are there any environmental ethic schools that are not egotistical (utilitarian and deontological schools fall prey to this egoism, as Callicott shows)? Must the concern of human life be a precursor to the concern of the life of other organisms?
The respect for other organisms needs to start with the respect for oneself or humans fellow species members. A human surely cannot see the value in another organism, if it cannot see the value of itself or its neighbor. Should these ethics be considered egotistical, is this a bad thing?
Although some people certainly sacrifice there own well-being (physically) for the well-being of another. Where does this action come from? Is the motive for this act some benefit the one acting thinks will come for sacrificing one's well-being for another's?
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