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Ethical Egoism
Introduction
* Ethical egoism (also known as simply “egoism”) is the normative
ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own
self-interest.
Introduction
discussing the various aspects of
Ethical Egoism. he causes of egoism"
he +rinciples of Ethical Egoism"
,i!erences #etween Ethical elativism
Introduction
SOCIAL OR CULTURAL EOISM !"#$%&'()$ *+# #,)$ ,' .+/
/ulture is the total way of life and comprises lot of
dimensions.
Ethics vary from society to society (or culture to culture) which
individuals must look to their society%s norms to determine right
and wrong in it.
Each societies views are correct for that society none is
#etter or worse than any other.
This happens in Arab country where they do such an act on their own
selfish interest.
UNIVERSAL EGOISM
This is the universal policy that everyone should follow their own
interests exclusively.
Egism
E.(), R$,.(3(4
&t is a tendency to ma'e ethical choices which reflect on the
basis of what loo's right or reasonable based on one*s own believe
or value system.
The two basic forms of relativism are( $#4+, +# I'(3('&, E.(),
R$,.(3(4
S+)(, +# C&.&#, R$,.(3(4 &n this form the ethics differ
from society to society or
culture to culture. y this each person should refer to their norm
of society so as to decide what is right and wrong. The views of
that society are acceptable for that society, therefore there is no
such thing as one society view is better or worse than the
other.
EOISM &t is a view that a person does what he wants to do in
his
self)interest or goal in order to have an advantage of that
situation for himself.
The two basic forms of ethical egoism are(
4)++(), $+(4 This is the only achievable motivation of people is
drawn on
their own self)interest. !eople cannot act on doing something that
they do not want to do because what they want to do is basically
clarified in terms of our own personal self)interest.
E.(), $+(4 This claims that the only pleasing motivation should be
from
Drives pure intention
Principles of Faith
O'(ect of )ational choice
duties
others$
harming others 'ecause of our
interests
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1
• p e r s o n m a y n o t 2 n o w o t h e r ’ s i n t e r e s t ' u t
' o u n d t o h e l p $
• P r a c t i c e o f c o n c e r n f o r t h e w e l f a r e o f o t h e r s
• P r o m o t e s o n e ’ s i n t e r e s t 3 e g o i s t a t t h e e n d
'unch of desires to 'enefit himself
Eg# person have plans to reach his goals to fulfill his desire 'ut
it may not 'e reached FI-ED
ET!I6- T!EO)7
4'5 C,44(), E+(4
One should achieve their own rational self8 interest 'y arranging
standards of ma2ing our own happy life
Demolish factors of failure3 put forth on what
the aim of wanting is$
T!O"S !O&&ES 49:;;89<=>5
Egoism of one person ena'les to enact an act of action on
achieving
their fu-fillment of goals 'y not including
Definition
them$
going to do
, n e t h i c a l
• 6 l a i m o t h e r ’ s t o a c t o n t h e i r o w n
c t ' a s e d
o n
• 6 l a i m s e v e r y o n e s h o u l d a c t
' a s e d o n t h e i r o w n s e l f 8 i n t e r e s t
• O n e 8 f o r 8 o n e 3 s h o u l d d o w h a t
@roup self8
of greatest good of oneself alone. he social or cultural
egoism such as the 2ra# countries have even gone to
the etent to fa#ricate some hadith in favor of their race"
town and mam to act upon their own selsh interest.
:asically" egoism here has to #e in line with the divine
words of 2llah (1.3.) and following the #est model of
our +rophet 9uhammad (1.2.3).