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CHAPTER VII. Egoism and Self-Love

The Methods of Ethics · Henry Sidgwick — chapter 12 of 76 · ~53 words · public domain

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EGOISM AND SELF-LOVE

1. To get a clear idea of what is commonly known as Egoism, we must distinguish and exclude several possible meanings of the term: 89-93

2. and define its end as the greatest attainable surplus of pleasure over pain for the agent,--pleasures being valued in proportion to their pleasantness. 93-95

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