Life as an Egoist
1. Introduction
Morality is defined by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy as, "a code of conduct put forth by a society" (Gert). As an individual of society, we are expected to be moral people. However, morality is often hindered when beliefs come into light. Egoism for example, "[renders ethics useless]"(Moseley). The six detainees I've reviewed, are being held against their will with accusations of being immoral. It is my duty as a student/philosopher to analyze their hearings and be their voice to the public.
2. Theory
The internet encyclopedia of philosophy defines egoism as, "[one's self should be the motivation for one's actions]" (Moseley). Egoism is the devotion to one's self-interest, disregarding everyone else's self-interests. John Beverly Robinson identifies egoism with, "[hedonism or eudaimonism, or epicureanism, philosophies that focus's on the utmost pleasure for the one's self]" (Robinson). There are three forms of Egoism:......
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