ethical egoism

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Meaning

ethical egoism (uncountable)

A position in normative ethics, stating that moral agents ought to act in their own self-interest.

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Ethical egoism does not bother itself with how others receive charity, irrespective of how degraded it makes them feel. Source: Internet

Ethical egoism does not, however, require moral agents to harm the interests and well-being of others when making moral deliberation; e.g. what is in an agent's self-interest may be incidentally detrimental, beneficial, or neutral in its effect on others. Source: Internet

Ethical egoism main Ethical egoism can be understood as a consequentialist theory according to which the consequences for the individual agent are taken to matter more than any other result. Source: Internet

Forms Ethical egoism can be broadly divided into three categories: individual, personal, and universal. Source: Internet

Philosophical individualism Ethical egoism main Ethical egoism (also called simply egoism) Sanders, Steven M. Is egoism morally defensible? Source: Internet

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