Assess The Difference Between Psychology And Ethical Egoism

1) The difference between psychological egoism and ethical egoism involves the actions behind each. The simple fact is that they both have the same motive which is to act in favor of oneself (self-interest), they just go about this in a different way. In psychological egoism even when men are acting in ways apparently calculated to benefit others, they are actually motivated by the belief that acting in a certain manner is to their own advantage. If they did not believe this they would not be doing that action. By contrast ethical egoism is a normative view about how men ought to act. In this view regardless of how men do behave, they have no obligation to do anything, except what is in their own interest. In this case the harm done to others in the process is irrelevant due to having no moral duty to others. Their actions are always being justified by doing whatever is in their own interest.

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Rachel states “the rational egoism, then, cannot advocate that egoism be universally adopted by everyone. For he wants a world in which his own interests are maximized; and if other people adopted the egoistic policy of pursuing their own interests to the exclusion of his interests, as he pursues his interests to the exclusion of theirs, then such a world be impossible.” creating a world filled with chaos, considering there is no morally consistent view on how we should