The way I think about it is it’s based on what I care about. I am in fact unwilling to do certain things to save the life of someone who is threatening suicide and blaming me, because I care more about myself, and I am fundamentally okay with caring about myself in that way. If, say, my best friend made some stupid mistake that put her at risk of great harm, I would be doing the heroic responsibility thing because I care a lot about the outcome.
It’s fine to care about yourself! The principle of “I am obligated not to harm you, but not obligated to help you” is a fine one. The point of heroic responsibility is to see what I could do in cases where I do want to go all out to achieve some outcome.
The way I think about it is it’s based on what I care about. I am in fact unwilling to do certain things to save the life of someone who is threatening suicide and blaming me, because I care more about myself, and I am fundamentally okay with caring about myself in that way. If, say, my best friend made some stupid mistake that put her at risk of great harm, I would be doing the heroic responsibility thing because I care a lot about the outcome.
It’s fine to care about yourself! The principle of “I am obligated not to harm you, but not obligated to help you” is a fine one. The point of heroic responsibility is to see what I could do in cases where I do want to go all out to achieve some outcome.