Egoism
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Self And Others
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Author : Jan Österberg
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Self And Others written by Jan Österberg and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Philosophy categories.
1. The Aim of This Essay Ethical Egoism, the doctrine that, roughly speaking, one should promote one's own good, has been a live issue since the very beginnings of moral philosophy. Historically, it is the most widely held normative theory, and, next to Utilitarianism, it is the most intensely debated one. What is at stake in this debate is a fundamental question of ethics: 'Is there any reason, except self-interest, for considering the interests of other people?' The ethical egoist answers No to this question, thus rejecting the received conception of morality. Is Ethical Egoism an acceptable position? There are many forms of Ethical Egoism, and each may be interpreted in several different ways. So the relevant question is rather, 'Is there an acceptable version of Ethical It is the main aim of this essay to answer this question. This Egoism?' means that I will be confronted with many other controversial questions, for example, 'What is a moral principle?', 'Is value objective or subjec tive?', 'What is the nature of the self?' For the acceptability of most ver sions of Ethical Egoism, it has been alleged, depends on what answers are given to questions such as these. (I will show that in some of these cases there is in fact no such dependence. ) It is, of course, impossible to ad equately discuss all these questions within the compass of my essay.
Egoism And Altruism
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Author : Ronald Dmitri Milo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Egoism And Altruism written by Ronald Dmitri Milo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Philosophy categories.
Hobbes, T. Self-love and society.--Butler, J. Upon the love of our neighbour.--Hume, D. Morality, self-love, and benevolence.--Kant, I. Morality and the duty of love toward other men.--Schlick, M. Hedonism and egoism.--Broad, C.D. Egoism as a theory of human motives.--Slote, M.A. An empirical basis for psychological egoism.--Aronfreed, J. Altruistic behavior.--Nagel, T. The possibility of altruism.--Bibliography (p. 131-133).
Egoism Without Permission
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Author : Tara Smith
language : en
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
Release Date : 2024-07-15
Egoism Without Permission written by Tara Smith and has been published by University of Pittsburgh Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-07-15 with Philosophy categories.
Ayn Rand controversially defended rational egoism, the idea that people should regard their own happiness as their highest goal. Given that numerous scholars in philosophy and psychology alike are examining the nature of human flourishing and an ethics of well-being, the time is ripe for a close examination of Rand’s theory. Egoism without Permission illuminates Rand’s thinking about how to practice egoism by exploring some of its crucial psychological dimensions. Tara Smith examines the dynamics among four partially subconscious factors in an individual’s well-being: a person’s foundational motivation for being concerned with morality; their attitude toward their desires; their independence; and their self-esteem. A clearer grasp of each, Smith argues, sheds light on the others, and a better understanding of the set, in turn, enriches our understanding of self-interest and its sensible pursuit. Smith then traces the implications for a broader understanding of what a person’s self-interest genuinely is, and, correspondingly, of what its pursuit through rational egoism involves. By highlighting these previously underexplored features of Rand’s conceptions of self-interest and egoism, Smith betters our understanding of how vital these psychological levers are to a person’s genuine flourishing.
Self Love Egoism And The Selfish Hypothesis
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Author : Maurer Christian Maurer
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2019-03-21
Self Love Egoism And The Selfish Hypothesis written by Maurer Christian Maurer and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-03-21 with Philosophy categories.
The dawn of the Enlightenment saw heated debates on self-love. Do people only act out of self-interest? Or is there a less pessimistic explanation for human behaviour? Maurer delves into the contributions to these debates from both famous and lesser known authors, including Lord Shaftesbury, Bernard Mandeville, Francis Hutcheson, Joseph Butler, Archibald Campbell, David Hume and Adam Smith, and puts them in their philosophical, theological and economic context. Maurer identifies five distinct conceptions of self-love and looks at their role within theories of human psychology and morality while drawing attention to the heuristic limits of our contemporary notion of egoism. He compares the central arguments and the different strategies intended to morally rehabilitate human nature and self-love before and during the Enlightenment.
The Beloved Self
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Author : Alison Hills
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-29
The Beloved Self written by Alison Hills and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-29 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Beloved Self is about the holy grail of moral philosophy, an argument against egoism that proves that we all have reasons to be moral. Part One introduces three different versions of egoism. Part Two looks at attempts to prove that egoism is false, and shows that even the more modest arguments that do not try to answer the egoist in her own terms seem to fail. But in part Three, Hills defends morality and develops a new problem for egoism, an epistemological problem. She shows that it is not epistemically rational to believe the most plausible versions of egoism. The first part of the book will be most relevant to those interested in moral theory, as it contains detailed discussions of recent interpretations of virtue ethics and especially of Kant's moral theory. The second and third part of the book turn to epistemology, particularly moral epistemology, and include an account of the relationship between knowledge and action, a new theory of moral understanding, and a discussion of the epistemically rational response to various kinds of disagreement. Hills also defends a new account of virtue and of morally worthy action.
Egoism
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
Egoism written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Egoism categories.
Rational Egoism
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Author : Robert Shaver
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999
Rational Egoism written by Robert Shaver and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Philosophy categories.
The first full-length treatment of rational egoism.
Why Be Moral
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Author : John Frederick Van Ingen
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
Release Date : 1994
Why Be Moral written by John Frederick Van Ingen and has been published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with Egoism categories.
Simplistic accounts of egoism have encouraged incomplete and superficial answers to the question «Why should I be moral?» This work defends an interpretation of the question as a genuine and fundamental question of practical importance. Detailed description of the egoist's planning, language use and reason-giving provide a strongest-case analysis of the amoral egoistic option, in the spirit of Plato's account of the perfectly unjust man. The framework for an answer is offered which draws out key theoretical assumptions and practical consequences of an egoistic system whose potential adaptability has been consistently underestimated.
Heroic Egoism
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Author : Darin Penzera
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2012-08-17
Heroic Egoism written by Darin Penzera and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-17 with Philosophy categories.
Heroic Egoism explains the great moral art, the sculpting of moral character, showing you how to sculpt your soul into the form of greatness. The purpose of this book is to provide an ethical training system for creating ideal human beings. This book will provide you with a step-bystep guide on how to practice a rational code of morality in your everyday life. When you exercise in the steps of moral training outlined in these pages consistently and sincerely they will produce in you true strength of character.
The Virtue Of Selfishness
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Author : Ayn Rand
language : en
Publisher: Signet Book
Release Date : 1964
The Virtue Of Selfishness written by Ayn Rand and has been published by Signet Book this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1964 with Philosophy categories.
Sets forth the moral principles of objectivism, the philosophy that holds men's life as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature and a free society.