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ethical egoism, in philosophy, an ethical theory according to which moral decision making should be guided entirely by self-interest. Ethical egoism is often contrasted with psychological egoism, the empirical claim that advancing one’s self-interest is the underlying motive of all human action.
Nov 4, 2002 · Egoism. First published Mon Nov 4, 2002; substantive revision Mon Jan 9, 2023. 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.
In ethical philosophy, ethical egoism is the normative position that moral agents ought to act in their own self-interest. It differs from psychological egoism, which claims that people can only act in their self-interest. Ethical egoism also differs from rational egoism, which holds that it is rational to act in one's self-interest. [1]
Oct 12, 2019 · Emrys Westacott. Updated on October 12, 2019. Ethical egoism is the view that people ought to pursue their own self-interest, and no one has any obligation to promote anyone else’s interests. It is thus a normative or prescriptive theory: it is concerned with how people ought to behave.
Ethical egoism is the normative theory that the promotion of one’s own good is in accordance with morality. In the strong version, it is held that it is always moral to promote one’s own good, and it is never moral not to promote it.
May 16, 2023 · Egoism is an ethical theory which states that it is morally permissible for individuals to act in their own self-interest. According to egoism, one should strive to pursue their own interests, even if it means disregarding the interests of others.
Jan 1, 2020 · Ethical egoism, when summarized into a single ethical principle, is the position that a person ought, all things considered, to do an action if and only if that action is in his overall self-interest.
