Emotional
Self-Interest: Emotional
self-interest is defined by Nayef Al-Rodhan as “
self-interest driven by neurochemically-mediated emotions
Kaynak: IndividualismEthical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agent s ought to do what is in their own
self-interest . in their
self-interest.
Kaynak: Ethical egoismPsychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by
self-interest, even in what seem to be acts of altruism .
Kaynak: Psychological egoismEnlightened
self-interest is a philosophy in ethics which states that persons who act to further the interests of others (or the interests
Kaynak: Enlightened self-interestAristotle's Politics discussed the nature of
self-interest in Book II, Part V" "Again, how immeasurably greater is the pleasure, when a man
Kaynak: Homo economicusSee also : Enlightened
self-interest Ethic of reciprocity (the "Golden Rule") Generosity Narcissism Objectivism (Ayn Rand)
Self-serving bias
Kaynak: Selfishnessegotism) is the principle that an action is rational if and only if it maximizes one's
self-interest The view is a normative form of egoism .
Kaynak: Rational egoismEthical egoism , the doctrine that holds that individuals ought to do what is in their
self-interest. individuals are always motivated by
self-interestKaynak: EgoismHis theories regarding the "invisible hand " are commonly interpreted to mean individual pursuit of
self-interest unintentionally
Kaynak: Capitalismwork was to explain the source of mankind's ability to form moral judgements, in spite of man's natural inclinations towards
self-interest.
Kaynak: Adam SmithA related concept in descriptive ethics is psychological egoism , the thesis that humans always act in their own
self-interest and that
Kaynak: Altruismeconomics includes how market decisions are made and the mechanisms that drive public choice , such as biases towards promoting
self-interest.
Kaynak: Behavioral economicsA country 's foreign policy, also called the foreign relations policy, consists of
self-interest strategies chosen by the state to
Kaynak: Foreign policyIdentity politics are political arguments that focus upon the
self-interest and perspectives of
self-identified social
interest groups
Kaynak: Identity politicsRealism is an international relations theory which claims that world politics is driven by competitive
self-interest. Common assumptions
Kaynak: Realism (international relations)of rational
self-interest It advocates the core tenets of Rand's philosophy of Objectivism and expresses her concept of human achievement.
Kaynak: Ayn RandIndirect
self-interest ,
self-interest which is broader than the
self-interest limited to one's personal situation. Indirect DNA damage ,
Kaynak: Indirect