Empathy and duty overpowered fear and selfishness—that was the choice. It may be that no one factor was decisive, but all of them together are you just as much as you are your brain. You did not choose for heroic factors to overpower antiheroic ones; that overpowering was your choice. Or else where did the meta-choice to favor heroic factors come from?
This is like Euthypro’s Dilemma applied to oneself. I like it.
This is like Euthypro’s Dilemma applied to oneself. I like it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euthyphro_dilemma