Egoism
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Egoism may refer to any of the following:
- psychological egoism - the doctrine that holds that individuals are always motivated by self-interest
- ethical egoism - the ethical doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their self-interest
- rational egoism - the belief that it is rational to act in one's self-interest
- solipsism - (sometimes called egoism) - the belief that only one's self exists, or that only the experiences of one's self can be verified
- egotism - an excessive or exaggerated sense of self-importance. In extreme forms, egotism may include narcissism and antisocial behavior
Egoism is promoted by the following philosophies/ideologies:
- Individualism - a focus on the individual as opposed to society
- Individualist anarchism - anarchism that exalts the supremacy of the individual
- Libertarianism - a political ideology that advocates individual liberty and private property
- Machiavellianism - a tendency to deceive and manipulate others for personal gain
- Objectivism - a philosophical system based on the writings of novelist Ayn Rand that advocates egoism
- Suitheism - Belief in self as a deity
Egoism is advocated by - or can be claimed to be advocated by - the following people:
- Thomas Hobbes - British philosopher
- Max Stirner - German philosopher
- Friedrich Nietzsche - German philosopher
- Ragnar Redbeard - Social Darwinist author of Might Is Right
- Ayn Rand - Russian-American novelist, founder of Objectivism
- Harry Browne- American Libertarian Writer
- Anton LaVey - Founder of the Church of Satan
[edit] See also
- Altruism, "otherism", the opposite of egoism
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