Rational Egoism

Rational Egoism

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Shaver Robert
Cambridge University Press
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The position of rational egoism centres upon the thought that the rational thing to do must be to pursue one's own self-interest. Focusing on the work of Hobbes and Sidgwick, this book is an extensive history and evaluation of rational egoism. They are, after the ancients, the foremost exponents of rational egoism. He also considers other figures - Grotius, Samuel Clarke, John Clarke, Butler, Hume, Reid, Kant, Paley and Bentham - and a related position: the instrumental theory of rationality. Robert Shaver's conclusion is that none of the arguments for rational egoism or the instrumental theory are cogent. This is an important book not just for historians of philosophy but for all readers in philosophy or the social sciences interested in theories of morality and rationality.
EAN 9780521119962
ISBN 0521119960
Binding Paperback / softback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Publication date September 24, 2009
Pages 176
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152 x 10
Country United Kingdom
Authors Shaver Robert
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