Ethical
Egoism
- you should act only in self- interest.
-it is wrong to help others.(when it does
not maximize your self interest.
"Justice was created by the weak to
manipulate the strong." -Thrasymachus
Intrinsic Good-valuable for its own sake.
Extrinsic Good- valuable for what it can
get you.
"Be unjust when you can get away with
it"-Thrasymachus
Psychological egoism- people always act
in their own self-interest. theory of Human
Nature not ethics.
Altruism(acting in the interest of others) is
impossible,
*Objections*
*Psychologically Draining
*Guilt
*People are creatures of Habit
"We create ourselves and the world with
each act."- Sart
Plato- What kind of person do I want to
be? What kind of world do I want to
create?