the normative view that holds that all actions ought to be motivated by self-interest
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What does ethical egoism oppose?
altruism (selfless concern for the well-being of others)
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Driver quote on ethical egoism
Driver quote on ethical egoism
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Ethical egoism involves acting because...
the end product is advantageous to us
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What is psychological egoism?
the descriptive view that all human action is motivated by self-interest
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Psychological egoism argues that we always act...
in what we perceive to be our own self-interest
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Driver quote on psychological egoism.
"altruistic actions are those that are performed for the sake of others, purely for the sake of others. The psychological egoist denies that there are such acts"
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Ethical egoism states that an action that overtly benefits another in the short-term...
may have the covert purpose of self-benefit in the long term (e.g. afterlife in terms of religion is a long-term benefit)
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Adam Smith (economist) quote.
"It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest"
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H.A. Pritchard quote.
Adam Smith (economist) quote.
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Front
What does ethical egoism oppose?
Back
altruism (selfless concern for the well-being of others)
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