Assertion: rational egoism | /r/HasProperty | view
Facets:
value: about rationality
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: While psychological egoism is about motivation and ethical egoism is about morality, rational egoism is a view about rationality.
text: Rational egoism is the view that, if rational, "an agent regards quantity of consequent pleasure and pain to himself alone important in choosing between alternatives of action; and seeks always the greatest attainable surplus of pleasure over pain".
text: Rational egoism is view that it is rational to be an egoist---i.e.
text: Rational egoism is view that it is rational to be an egoist---i.e.
text: Rational egoism is the view that, if rational, "an agent regards quantity of consequent pleasure and pain to himself alone important in choosing between alternatives of action; and seeks always the greatest attainable surplus of pleasure over pain".
text: Rational egoism is the view that rationality consists in acting in one's self-interest (without specifying how this affects one's moral obligations).