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Psychological Egoism
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Psychological egoism: a descriptive claim—every human action is ultimately motivated by self-interest, including apparently selfless ones. It claims to describe motivation, not to recommend anything.
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The rescuer ran into the fire? For admiration, says the egoist, or to escape the guilt of standing by.