Ethical Egoism
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Ethical egoism: a normative claim—each person ought to pursue their own self-interest. Not a description of motives but a recommendation.
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Its champion's move: honesty, cooperation, even generosity get defended as winning long-term strategies for the agent.
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Keep it distinct from psychological egoism—one says we always do; the other says we always should. Different claims, different failures.
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- Nothing yet depends on this.