Egoism

|Egoism                                                                                                                           |
|There are several theories about the principle of the GOOD that would serve human decision making in reaching a conclusion as to |
|what is the morally correct thing to do.  One approach or group of theories is known as being Teleological.                       |
|TELEOLOGICAL THEORIES                                                                                                             |
| In this approach to ethics it is the consequence of the act that is the basis for determining its worth.  One of the most basic |
|of consequences is the impact on people and one of the most basic of all values for determining whether something is good or not |
|is the pleasure that it brings to someone.  Some think that emotional and physical PLEASURE is the ONLY basis for determining     |
|what is GOOD                                                                                                                     |
| Theories of the GOOD based on pleasure are termed HEDONISM                                                                       |
| There are two popular theories of the GOOD based on pleasure.  One is based on pleasure to one self. EGOISM                     |
| The other is based on the pleasure that results for all humans in the world. UTILITARIANISM.                                     |
| This section  will focus on EGOISM.                                                                                             |
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|There are five types of Egoism the focus here is on the last:                                                                    |
| ETHICAL EGOISM                                                                                                                   |...