Altruism is something that individual are taught and acquire not something they are born with. “Altruism is the …show more content…
Those that believe that altruism is a farce think that altruism is all fate. On September 11, 2001, many people had experienced many acts of fate that caused them to not be in the Twin Towers when they were hit. For those that happen to be in the tower during the tragedy their lives were in danger. The people that survived 9/11 have what is called moral luck. Dana K. Nelkin a professor describes moral luck as “An agent can be correctly treated as an object of moral judgement despite the fact that a significant aspect of what she is assessed for depends on factors beyond her control.”(Nelkin). Moral luck in simpler terms is the luck that many people have when surviving life threatening situations. The luck that many had on 9/11 included those people that had gotten help from those altruistic people. With selfless acts being luck of the