What does it mean that an altruistic person is disinterested? [closed]
In various online sources, it describes altruism as:
"showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others"
It doesn't seem to make sense to say that someone is "disinterested", and yet also "concerned".
How is disinterested used here?
Solution 1:
You've fallen into the mistake of assuming that "disinterested" means the same as "uninterested".
Actually the primary meaning of "disinterested" means "not influenced by considerations of personal advantage". This fits perfectly with the selfless quality of altruism.