PHL275H1 Lecture : egoism and self interest theories
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[arrow means it entails; you can"t have p. e. without having e. e. ]- if you believe you can only act from self-regarding motives, you"re not gonna go do something for someone else] Parfit"s three theories of self-interest: hedonism: maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain; two kinds. [narrow- all pleasures are the same and all pleasures please everyone; everyone finds the same things pleasurable and the same things painful] but he says this is impossible and. [preference- pleasure and pain is determined by our preferences. What you don"t know can"t hurt you - preference hedonism says that you have to experience a pleasure for your life to go better; has to enter your own consciousness for it to count. Success theory says your desires count and your life is better if they are fulfilled and can be fulfilled if you"re unbeknownst to them.
