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Psychological egoism

Claims that each person has but one ultimate aim: his own welfare.

Ethical egoism

Claims that it is necessary and sufficient for an action to be morally right that it maximize one self-interest.

Rational egoism

Claims that its necessary and sufficient for an action to be rational that is maximize one's self-interest

Ayn rand

argued that it is both irrational and immoral to act against ones own self interests.