ethical egoism
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Ethical Egoism
In many countries, there are millions dieing of starvation and malnutrition. When looking at the TV, We notice many different infomercials of people encouraging others to send money for the starving people and children in the third world countries. Do you sometimes feel why do we let people starve when we can help them? Or do you feel it is not our duty to help? Commonsense is to help our fellow man when we can, but some people think that we have no natural duties to others. Ethical egoists think a person ought to pursue his or her self-interest. Sending money to help someone that is starving in another country is not our duty. Ethical egoism is not what one wants or what one pleasures, like doing drugs, smoking or any other harmful acts. But what matters is what's best for us. This theory is opposite of some moral beliefs, it makes you question your morals that some were taught since elementary; that helping your fellow man is what you ought to do...