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Rational egoism (also called rational selfishness) is the principle that an action is rational if and only if it maximizes one's self-interest.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 33 relations: Altruism (ethics), Ayn Rand, David Gauthier, Derek Parfit, Dmitry Pisarev, Egoism, Egoist (disambiguation), Egotism, Epistemology, Ethical egoism, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Henry Sidgwick, Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Irrationality, Nihilism, Nikolay Chernyshevsky, Normativity, Notes from Underground, Objectivism, Pension, Positive and normative statements, Rationality, Reasons and Persons, Russian nihilist movement, Self-interest, Socialism, SparkNotes, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Methods of Ethics, The Virtue of Selfishness, Utilitarianism, Virtue, What Is to Be Done? (novel).

  2. Egoism
  3. Rational choice theory

Altruism (ethics)

In ethical philosophy, altruism (also called the ethic of altruism, moralistic altruism, and ethical altruism) is an ethical doctrine that holds that the moral value of an individual's actions depends solely on the impact of those actions on other individuals, regardless of the consequences for the actor.

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Ayn Rand

Alice O'Connor (born Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum;, 1905 – March 6, 1982), better known by her pen name Ayn Rand, was a Russian-born American author and philosopher.

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David Gauthier

David Gauthier (10 September 1932 – 9 November 2023) was a Canadian philosopher best known for his neo-Hobbesian or contractarian theory of morality, as developed in his 1986 book Morals by Agreement.

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Derek Parfit

Derek Antony Parfit (11 December 1942 – 2 January 2017) was a British philosopher who specialised in personal identity, rationality, and ethics.

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Dmitry Pisarev

Dmitry Ivanovich PisarevДми́трий Ива́нович Пи́сарев (–) was a Russian literary critic and philosopher who was a central figure of Russian nihilism.

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Egoism

Egoism is a philosophy concerned with the role of the self, or, as the motivation and goal of one's own action. Rational egoism and Egoism are philosophy of life.

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Egoist (disambiguation)

An egoist is an adherent of a philosophy of egoism, which may encompass a variety of views on the role of the self as the motivation or goal of one's own action.

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Egotism

Egotism is defined as the drive to maintain and enhance favorable views of oneself and generally features an inflated opinion of one's personal features and importance distinguished by a person's amplified vision of one's self and self-importance. Rational egoism and Egotism are egoism and philosophy of life.

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Epistemology

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge.

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Ethical egoism

In ethical philosophy, ethical egoism is the normative position that moral agents ought to act in their own self-interest. Rational egoism and ethical egoism are egoism, ethical theories and philosophy of life.

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (. Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary. Ѳедоръ Михайловичъ Достоевскій.|Fyodor Mikhaylovich Dostoyevskiy|p.

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Henry Sidgwick

Henry Sidgwick (31 May 1838 – 28 August 1900) was an English utilitarian philosopher and economist and is best known in philosophy for his utilitarian treatise The Methods of Ethics.

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Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) is a scholarly online encyclopedia with 880 articles about philosophy, philosophers, and related topics.

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Irrationality

Irrationality is cognition, thinking, talking, or acting without rationality.

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Nihilism

Nihilism is a family of views within philosophy that rejects generally accepted or fundamental aspects of human existence, such as knowledge, morality, or meaning. Rational egoism and Nihilism are philosophy of life.

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Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Nikolay Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (–) was a Russian literary and social critic, journalist, novelist, democrat, and socialist philosopher, often identified as a utopian socialist and leading theoretician of Russian nihilism and Narodniks.

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Normativity

Normative generally means relating to an evaluative standard.

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Notes from Underground

Notes from Underground (pre-reform Russian: Записки изъ подполья; post-reform Russian:; also translated as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld) is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky first published in the journal ''Epoch'' in 1864.

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Objectivism

Objectivism is a philosophical system named and developed by Russian-American writer and philosopher Ayn Rand. Rational egoism and Objectivism are Capitalism, egoism and ethical theories.

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Pension

A pension is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work.

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Positive and normative statements

In economics and philosophy, a positive statement (or descriptive statement) concerns what "is"; this is contrasted with normative statements (or prescriptive statements), which express a normative judgment about a proposition.

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Rationality

Rationality is the quality of being guided by or based on reason. Rational egoism and Rationality are philosophy of life.

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Reasons and Persons

Reasons and Persons is a 1984 book by the philosopher Derek Parfit, in which the author discusses ethics, rationality and personal identity.

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Russian nihilist movement

The Russian nihilist movementOccasionally, nihilism will be capitalized when referring to the Russian movement though this is not ubiquitous nor does it correspond with Russian usage.

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Self-interest

Self-interest generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (interests) of one's self. Rational egoism and self-interest are egoism and philosophy of life.

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Socialism is an economic and political philosophy encompassing diverse economic and social systems characterised by social ownership of the means of production, as opposed to private ownership.

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SparkNotes

SparkNotes, originally part of a website called The Spark, is a company started by Harvard students Sam Yagan, Max Krohn, Chris Coyne, and Eli Bolotin in 1999 that originally provided study guides for literature, poetry, history, film, and philosophy.

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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) is a freely available online philosophy resource published and maintained by Stanford University, encompassing both an online encyclopedia of philosophy and peer-reviewed original publication.

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The Methods of Ethics

The Methods of Ethics is a book on ethics first published in 1874 by the English philosopher Henry Sidgwick.

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The Virtue of Selfishness

The Virtue of Selfishness: A New Concept of Egoism is a 1964 collection of essays by the philosopher Ayn Rand and the writer Nathaniel Branden.

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Utilitarianism

In ethical philosophy, utilitarianism is a family of normative ethical theories that prescribe actions that maximize happiness and well-being for the affected individuals. Rational egoism and utilitarianism are ethical theories.

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Virtue

A virtue (virtus) is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual.

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What Is to Be Done? (novel)

What Is to Be Done? (What to do?) is an 1863 novel written by the Russian philosopher, journalist, and literary critic Nikolay Chernyshevsky, written in response to Fathers and Sons (1862) by Ivan Turgenev.

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See also

Egoism

Rational choice theory

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rational_egoism

Also known as Egoism (rational), Rational Selfishness, Rational egoist, Rational self interest, Rational self-interest.