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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...
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Ethical egoism claims that it is necessary and sufficient for an action to be morally right that it maximize one's self-interest. Rational egoism claims that it is necessary and sufficient for an action to be rational that it maximize one's self-interest. ... 2. Ethical Egoism...
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Introduction to Ethics ... Psychological and Ethical Egoism ... Ethical egoism is a normative theory that states that our actions ought to be done from the perspective of self-interest. One of the problems with this position is that it might not be in one's self-interest to have eveyone act from the perspective of self-interest.
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Opponents of ethical egoism may claim, however, that although it is possible for this Robinson Crusoe type creature to lament previous choices as not conducive to self-interest (enjoying the pleasures of swimming all day, and not spending necessary time producing food), the mistake is not a moral mistake but a mistake...
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6. We should adopt a more realistic system, ethical egoism, which demands that we pursue self-interest. ... Hobbes argued that psychological egoism implies ethical egoism. In other words, Hobbes claimed that the following argument is sound:
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Literature on Ethical Egoism ... Ethical Egoism (Arguments for and against) ... Ethical Egoism: General information.
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Ethical Egoism: The standard objections to ethical egoism are evaluated, and we conclude that ethical egoism is incomplete. ... Abstract: The various forms of ethical egoism are defined. Standard objections to ethical egoism are evaluated, and the conclusion is drawn that ethical egoism is incomplete.
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An action is morally right if and only if it is to the advantage of the person doing it. ARGUMENTS FOR ETHICAL EGOISM ARGUMENTS AGAINST ETHICAL EGOISM...
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A Bibliographical Survey of Ethical Egoism ... Reviews on Ethical Egoism Literature ... For a review of the literature on ethical egoism, see Tibor Machan, "Recent Work on Ethical Egoism," American Philosophical Quarterly, Vol. 16, No. 1 (January, 1979), pp. 1-15. Alasdair MacIntyre’s "Egoism and Altruism" in The...
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