Anarcho-Egoism: Difference between revisions

'''Ethical Egoism''', also known as '''Ethical Individualism''', is the normative position that [[File:Indiv.png]] moral agents ''ought'' to act in their own self-interest. Ethical egoism is often used as the philosophical basis for support of [[File:Libertarian.png]] [[Libertarianism|right-libertarianism]] and [[File:Anin.png]] [[Anarcho-Individualism|individualist anarchism]]. ThisThese vieware contrastspolitical withpositions [[File:Welf.png]]based [[W:Altruism_(ethics)|ethicalpartly altruism]],on whicha holdsbelief that moralindividuals agentsshould havenot ancoercively obligationprevent toothers helpfrom othersexercising freedom of action. However, this view doesn't require moral agents to harm the interests and well-being of others when making moral deliberations. What is in an agent's self-interest may be incidentally detrimental, beneficial, or neutral in its effect on others.