egoism
41egoism — /ˈigoʊɪzəm/ (say eegohizuhm), /ˈɛgoʊ / (say egoh ) noun 1. the habit of valuing everything only in reference to one s personal interest; pure selfishness. 2. egotism or self conceit. 3. Ethics the doctrine that the self interest of the individual …
42egoism — s ( en, er) själviskhet …
43egoism — n. 1 an ethical theory that treats self interest as the foundation of morality. 2 systematic selfishness. 3 self opinionatedness. 4 = EGOTISM. Derivatives: egoist n. egoistic adj. egoistical adj. Etymology: F eacutegoiumlsme ult. f. mod.L… …
44egoism, egotism — The first pertains to the philosophical notion that a person can prove nothing beyond the existence of his own mind. It is the opposite of altruism and is better left to contexts involving metaphysics and ethics. If all you wish to suggest is… …
45egoism, egotism — The first pertains to the philosophical notion that a person can prove nothing beyond the existence of his own mind. It is the opposite of altruism and is better left to contexts involving metaphysics and ethics. If all you wish to suggest is… …
46Rational egoism — is the thesis that the pursuit of one s own self interest is always rational. [Baier (1990), p. 201; Gert (1998), p. 69; Shaver (2002), §3; Moseley (2006), §2.] The view is a normative form of egoism. However, it is different from other forms of… …
47Psychological egoism — is the view that humans are always motivated by self interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism. It claims that when people choose to help others, it is ultimately because of the personal benefits they themselves expect to obtain,… …
48Ethical egoism — is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their self interest. It differs from psychological egoism, in that psychological egoism is the claim that people can only act in their self interest, while ethical egoism… …
49Post-egoism — is a philosophy emerging from the schools of post modernism and Buddhism that aims to transcend traditions of artistic egoism, ethical egoism, and notions of an autonomous self. It takes a holistic approach towards being human and like any other… …
50Ethical egoism — the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self interest. It is distinguished from psychological egoism and rational egoism. It contrasts with ethical altruism, which holds that moral agents have an ethical… …
