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Egoism: Psychological egoism, the view that people act in their own interest, is first defined and second refuted as being a meaningful ethical philosophy. ... Psychological egoism is a descriptive theory resulting from observations from human behavior. As such, it can only be a true empirical theory if there are...
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philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism.html
philosophy.lander.edu/ethics/egoism.html
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Psychological egoism is the claim that people always act selfishly, to foster their own self-interest or happiness. Psychological hedonism is the claim that people always act to attain their own pleasure and avoid pain.
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instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/Egoism.html
instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/Egoism.html
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Egoism can be a descriptive or a normative position. Psychological egoism, the most famous descriptive position, claims that each person has but one ultimate aim: her own welfare. Normative forms of egoism make claims about what one ought to do, rather than describe what one does do.
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/egoism/
plato.stanford.edu/entries/egoism/
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Egoism is generally the view that human wants are in some way relevant to what humans do. Not long ago, ethical egoism was defended as a scientifically consistent moral position that cohered with the reality of psychological egoism in humans. Because of the similarity and compatibility between these two views,
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everyday-ethics.org/2009/01/ethical-vs-psychological-eg...
everyday-ethics.org/2009/01/ethical-vs-psychological-egoism-the-difference-and-why-it-matters/
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Definition of egoism, spotlight on various schools.
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www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm
www.iep.utm.edu/e/egoism.htm
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Altruism and Psychological Egoism in Normative Ethics ... In what follows, I shall first outline Broad's description of, and attitude to, psychological egoism. Then, I shall examine briefly the form which a defense against his criticisms might take. This raises the query whether such a defense is consistent with the doctrine...
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philpapers.org/browse/altruism-and-psychological-egoism
philpapers.org/browse/altruism-and-psychological-egoism
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Opponents claim that psychological egoism renders ethics useless. However, this accusation assumes that ethical behavior is necessarily other-regarding, which opponents would first have to establish.
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www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/egoism.htm
www.utm.edu/research/iep/e/egoism.htm
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63 There seem to be a four "arguments" which, on the face of it [prima facie], support psychological egoism: ... C. Critique of Psychological Egoism: Confusions in The Arguments For Psychological Egoism:
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www.fiu.edu/~hauptli/Feinberg'sPsychologicalEgoism.html
www.fiu.edu/~hauptli/Feinberg'sPsychologicalEgoism.html
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