|
|
Ethical egoism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ethical egoism or egotism (also called simply egoism ) is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest. It differs from psychological egoism, wh...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_egoism |
|||
|
Rational egoism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In ethical philosophy, rational egoism or egotism is the principle that an action is rational if and only if it maximizes one's self-interest. The view is a normative form of egoism. However, it i...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_egoism |
|||
|
|||
|
|||
|
Altruism \Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It. altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.] Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to egoism or selfishness.
|
|||
|
Since it is very important not to confuse it with selfishness, or even with egoism, as the textbooks often emphasise, we can presume that the formula is ...
|
|||
|
But selfishness and egoism are two separate things, a fact I assume Rand understood perfectly well when she deliberately invoked the apparent contradiction of selfishness as a virtue for its rhetorical impact.
|
|||
|
Psychological Egoism ... Her hero, John Galt, is a model of the person who practices what she calls the virtue of selfishness. Every man is an island, responsible for himself and for no one else, and genuine morality consists precisely in striving not to give in to temptations such as compassion.
|
|||
|
Submitted: Sat Sep 06 2003; Rating: 0.00; Votes: 0; CT: Philosophy: History of Philosophy: 19th Century: Egoism: The Virtue of Selfishness;
|
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
