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I'm hear to learn. What does it mean in thsi sentence: The recognition that one's life is one's highest value.

Are you suggesting that values need to be related to self interest and only self interest?

So then by your definition you value the life of your children more than yours. You would rather expose yourself to danger then them. But your example is kind of limited. If a truck was coming down the road high speed and you needed to jump in front of that truck and die to save them, and you had three minutes to decide, would you jump and die? If you did this (by rational thought)I believe (at least at that moment) the value of your life is actually secondary to the value of their lives. Isn't it? Would your life therefore ultimately be your highest value? Seems like an Objectivist paradox to me. Also, you note that protecting (or saving) your children is nor moral behavior. If this is not moral behavior what is it and why? Thanks.

Question: Is it possible for someone to values another life more than their own. By way of a specific example, their child. And, if they value the life of their child more than their own, wouldn't that make their highest value another life? Some Examples: Mother Sacrifices Herself For Unborn Baby