Self and Others A Study of Ethical Egoism

Self and Others A Study of Ethical Egoism / by Jan Österberg.

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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Main Author: Österberg, Jan (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1988.
Edition:1st ed. 1988.
Series:Synthese Library, Studies in Epistemology, Logic, Methodology, and Philosophy of Science ; 196
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Subjects:
Ethics.
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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).

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