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The view that we are always motivated by self-interest, even in seeming acts of AlTruism. The view that we are always motivated by self-interest, even in seeming acts of AlTruism.
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PsychologicalEgoism can be contrasted well with EthicalEgoism, which is the view that we always <i>ought<i> to be motivated by SelfInterest. PsychologicalEgoism can be contrasted well with EthicalEgoism, which is the view that we always <em>ought<em> to be motivated by SelfInterest.

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The view that we are always motivated by self-interest, even in seeming acts of AlTruism.

PsychologicalEgoism can be contrasted well with EthicalEgoism, which is the view that we always ought to be motivated by SelfInterest.