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20 relations: Altruism, Economy, Egoism, Enlightened self-interest, Epicureanism, Ethical egoism, Evolution, Hedonism, Individualism, Interest (disambiguation), Machiavellianism, Narcissism, Philosophy, Psychological egoism, Psychology, Rational egoism, Richard Dawkins, Self, Selfishness, The Selfish Gene.
Altruism
Altruism is the principle and moral practice of concern for happiness of other human beings, resulting in a quality of life both material and spiritual.
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Economy
An economy (from Greek οίκος – "household" and νέμoμαι – "manage") is an area of the production, distribution, or trade, and consumption of goods and services by different agents.
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Egoism
Egoism is an ethical theory that treats self-interest as the foundation of morality.
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Enlightened self-interest
Enlightened self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests of the group or groups to which they belong), ultimately serve their own self-interest.
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Epicureanism
Epicureanism is a system of philosophy based upon the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Epicurus, founded around 307 BC.
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Ethical egoism
Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest.
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Evolution
Evolution is change in the heritable characteristics of biological populations over successive generations.
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Hedonism
Hedonism is a school of thought that argues that the pursuit of pleasure and intrinsic goods are the primary or most important goals of human life.
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Individualism
Individualism is the moral stance, political philosophy, ideology, or social outlook that emphasizes the moral worth of the individual.
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Interest (disambiguation)
Interest commonly refers to.
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Machiavellianism
Machiavellianism is "the employment of cunning and duplicity in statecraft or in general conduct".
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Narcissism
Narcissism is the pursuit of gratification from vanity or egotistic admiration of one's own attributes.
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Philosophy
Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.
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Psychological egoism
Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism.
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Psychology
Psychology is the science of behavior and mind, including conscious and unconscious phenomena, as well as feeling and thought.
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Rational egoism
Rational egoism (also called rational selfishness) is the principle that an action is rational if and only if it maximizes one's self-interest.
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Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins (born 26 March 1941) is an English ethologist, evolutionary biologist, and author.
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Self
The self is an individual person as the object of his or her own reflective consciousness.
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Selfishness
Selfishness is being concerned excessively or exclusively, for oneself or one's own advantage, pleasure, or welfare, regardless of others.
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene is a 1976 book on evolution by Richard Dawkins, in which the author builds upon the principal theory of George C. Williams's Adaptation and Natural Selection (1966).
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