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Perhaps the most notable advocates of ethical egoism were Ayn Rand and Max Stirner, each of whom argued (although in slightly different ways) that pursuit of ones self-interest should always be a persons primary goal. Rational egoism (also called rational selfishness) is the principle that an action is rational if and . ����W4�#�"������5��70��`[ ���,�5�aYU+�i��M�@ Hobbes (Leviathan, Chapter 15) argues that for the ethical egoist moral actions are those that benefit themselves. And egoism does not suggest that we never help others: egoists might be quite generous. This form of ethical egoism wo… *pB_��/T�|a���+Xx�&�=*fEM#5S�ٵE^p�d�!ª\ˌ�T� p-(�&�� ��TZ_Y��0�Ĥ�0,�hiܚ�! Ethical egoism is the belief that human beings should always act in what they perceive to be their own, individual, best interest. So the psychological egoist is claiming that all of our actions are some way: they are all self-interested. endstream
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