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OftenBen  ·  3621 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When is an individual not responsible? What does 'responsible' mean?

The question is, crudely, 'Why don't we take care of poor/sick/homeless strangers with the same love and hope as we would our own blood-kin?' phrased in more vague terms really. So kind of.

How are altruism and responsibility related?

(Pardon me if I seem stubborn, there's a particular point I'm trying to nail down for myself, philosophically.)