Ethical Egoism by Rachels

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arguemnt agaisnt psychological egoism and ethical egoism

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what are the two theories of self-interest?

  1. psychological egoism

  2. ethical egoism

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what pushes us towards fulfillment?

motivation
pressure, competition, desire are all types of motivation
everything we do can be boiled down to self-interest

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Psychological egosim

is the sole (the only) motivational principle of human behavior is the pursuit of self-interest
- a human theory
- just stating the facts of human behavior, no judgement

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Ethical Egoism

Our only moral/ ethical duty is the pursuit of our own self-interest
- our only duty is to ourselves --> morality
If there isnt’ anything in it for you, you are doing something wrong
- claiming that we only need to focus on ourselves, self-sacrifice for someone else's interest is wrong
- judgement, looking at right vs. wrong behavior

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what is the social principle?

- we should promote the wellbeing of all people
- reciprocity (important because other people are important, why kindness is important)

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what are ethics?

trying to figure out what the correct moral principle is for human nature

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