Self and Others A Study of Ethical Egoism
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...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
| Series: | Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Aim of This Essay
- 2. Kinds of Egoism
- 3. The Plan of This Essay
- 4. Terminology and Conventions
- I Preliminary Matters
- 1. A Short History of Ethical Egoism
- 2. Kinds of Ethical Egoism
- 3. The Interpretation of Strong Egoism
- II The Debate on Ethical Egoism
- 4. Arguments for Ethical Egoism
- 5. Normative and Semantic Objections
- 6. Pragmatic and Other Objections
- III The Assessment of Ethical Egoism
- 7. The Strong Form of Ethical Egoism
- 8. Weak Forms of Egoism
- 9. Ethical Egoism and Rationality
- IV A Last Resort
- 10. Collective Egoism
- Notes
- Index (names and subjects)