Enlightened self-interest
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| - | '''Self-interest''' generally refers to a focus on the needs or desires (''interests'') of oneself. By extension, it can mean: | ||
| - | *[[Narcissism]], an unhealthy self-absorption due to a disturbance in the sense of self | + | '''[[Enlightenment (concept)|Enlightened]] self-interest''' is a philosophy in [[ethics]] which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own [[self-interest]]. |
| - | *[[Individualism]], a philosophy stressing the worth of individual selves | + | |
| - | *[[Psychological egoism]], the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest | + | |
| - | *[[Ethical egoism]], the ethical position that moral agents ''ought'' to do what is in their own self-interest | + | |
| - | *[[Rational egoism]], the position that all rational actions are those done in one's self-interest | + | |
| - | *[[Hedonism]], the school of ethics which argues that pleasure is the only intrinsic good. | + | |
| - | **[[Epicureanism]], a philosophical system related to hedonism | + | |
| - | *[[Enlightened self-interest]], a philosophy which states that acting to further the interests of others also serves one's own self-interest | + | |
| - | ;See also | + | ==See also== |
| - | *[[Altruism]] | + | *[[Adam Smith]] and the "[[invisible hand]]" |
| - | *[[Egoism (disambiguation)]] | + | *[[Alexis de Tocqueville]] |
| - | *[[Interest (disambiguation)]] | + | *[[Aristotle]] and [[virtue ethics]] |
| - | *[[Self (disambiguation)]] | + | *[[Behavioral economics]] |
| - | *[[Selfish (disambiguation)]] | + | *[[Ethical egoism]] |
| + | *[[Friedrich Nietzsche]] and the "[[will to power]]" | ||
| + | *[[Helping behavior]] | ||
| + | *[[Identity politics]] | ||
| + | *[[Psychological egoism]] | ||
| + | *[[Rational egoism]] | ||
| + | *[[Reciprocal altruism]] | ||
| + | *[[Thomas Hobbes]] | ||
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Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest.
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See also
- Adam Smith and the "invisible hand"
- Alexis de Tocqueville
- Aristotle and virtue ethics
- Behavioral economics
- Ethical egoism
- Friedrich Nietzsche and the "will to power"
- Helping behavior
- Identity politics
- Psychological egoism
- Rational egoism
- Reciprocal altruism
- Thomas Hobbes
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