ETHICAL EGOISM

DEFINITION
Reasons about what serves the best self-interest but
does not entirely dismiss the interests of others

Logically deciding or acting on where

your best self-interests would benefit.

Ethical Egoists do not entirely dismiss

the interests of others

TYPES OF ETHICAL EGOISM

Individual ethical egoism
everyone should act in my best interests.
Personal Ethical Egoism
I should act in my own best interests
Universal Ethical Egoism -
everyone should act only in their own best interests

COMMON MISCONCEPTION

Induces immediate gratification

No altruism
Synonymous to Psychological Egoism

RELEVANCE
Encourage a person's self-awareness and the self-
interest of an individual to stay productive in modern
society and showing the interest and happiness one
will have.

ARGUMENTS PRO

pursue self-interest
Ayn Rand's argument "the value of every individuals life"
Altruism is demeaning to the individual

ARGUMENTS AGAINST
Inconsistent Outcomes Argument
Publicity Argument
Friendship and Paradox of Ethical Paradigm
Argument from Counterintuitive Consequences
Problem of Future Generations

REFERENCES
Boss, Judith A. (2011). Ethics for Life: A Text with
Readings. Mcgraw-HillCompanies.
Long, Roderick & Badhwar, Neera K. (2010). Ayn
Rand. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Pojman L. P. & Fieser J. (2016). Ethics : discovering
right and wrong (8th ed.). Wadsworth.
Cherry, K. (2010, July 18). What Is Altruism? Verywell
Mind.