Egoism 19th Century History of Philosophy
Egoism 19th Century History of Philosophy
Egoism
e·go·ism
Not to be confused with egotism, any system of ethics supporting the maxim that we ought to look out for number one is egoism. Now this isn't as bad as it sounds, especially when you consider the alternative: altruism, or as egoists call it, slavery. They would point out that whenever one does something he would prefer to do instead of working in the soup kitchen, one is being an egoist. Explore this counter-intutive system of morals by clicking on the sites in this category and, as egoists would agree, know thyself.
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- Chapter of a book examining altruistic and egoistic explanations of morality.
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- A free egotism/altruism test scored on-line. Evaluates self-centeredness.
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- Definition of egoism, spotlight on various schools.
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- Synopsis and short refutation.
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- An introduction to Stirner's ideas in contrast to religion.
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- A summary of egoist resources and readings.
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- Article on the varieties of egoism.
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- Stirnerite egoist link resource.
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- Distinguishes act and rule egoism.
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- Article on what Ayn Rand meant when she described selfishness as a virtue.
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- Sites of people who acknowledge egoism either philosophically or psychologically.
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- Exploratory essay on the dichotomy.
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- Outline of an academic lecture of egoistic systems.
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- An archive of Stirnerite egoism. Includes Max Stirner, Dora Marsden, Benjamin Tucker, James Walker, and Sid Parker.
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- Directory of links.
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