Psychological Egoism

Psychological Egoism Every action is motivated by self-interest.

Psychological Egoism Every action is motivated by self-interest. Every action is selfishly motivated.

Psychological Egoism Every action is motivated by self-interest. Every action is selfishly motivated. Everyone always does what he/she thinks will most benefit him/her.

Psychological Egoism Every action is motivated by self-interest. Every action is selfishly motivated. Everyone always does what he/she thinks will most benefit him/her. 1. Confuses interest with self-interest

Psychological Egoism Every action is motivated by self-interest. Every action is selfishly motivated. Everyone always does what he/she thinks will most benefit him/her. 1. Confuses interest with self-interest 2. Unfalsifiable

1. Confuses interest with self-interest

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests:

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health My wealth

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health My wealth Self-interest: An interest that concerns only me

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health My wealth Self-interest: An interest that concerns only me World peace would make me happy, because I care about it.

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health My wealth Self-interest: An interest that concerns only me World peace would make me happy, because I care about it. That does not make it my self-interest.

1. Confuses interest with self-interest Interests = whatever a person cares about My interests: My children's education My children's health My daughter's soccer team My students' education Fairness for children born into disadvantage World peace My health My wealth Self-interest: An interest that concerns only me World peace would make me happy, because I care about it. That does not make it my self-interest. I don't care about world peace just because of its effect on me.

2. Unfalsifiable

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes."

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes.

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like.

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes."

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true.

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means.

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means.

A statement must be falsifiable to be true.

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means.

A statement must be falsifiable to be true.

"There are no unselfish acts."

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means.

A statement must be falsifiable to be true.

"There are no unselfish acts." How to defend this claim when there's abundant evidence of unselfish acts?

2. Unfalsifiable "There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like. A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means.

A statement must be falsifiable to be true.

"There are no unselfish acts." How to defend this claim when there's abundant evidence of unselfish acts? Every apparently unselfish act has a secret selfish motive.

2. Unfalsifiable

"There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like.
A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means. A statement must be falsifiable to be true. "There are no unselfish acts." How to defend this claim when there's abundant evidence of unselfish acts? Every apparently unselfish act has a secret selfish motive. We can't know what an unselfish act looks like.

2. Unfalsifiable

"There are no purple giraffes." The only way to prove this is to look for purple giraffes. We must know what a purple giraffe would look like.
A statement is falsifiable = We know what the evidence that would prove the statement false looks like "There are no gruple giraffes." If we don't know what a gruple giraffe looks like, we can't know whether the statement is true. We can't even know what it means. A statement must be falsifiable to be true. "There are no unselfish acts." How to defend this claim when there's abundant evidence of unselfish acts? Every apparently unselfish act has a secret selfish motive. We can't know what an unselfish act looks like. "There are no unselfish acts" is unfalsifiable, thus meaningless.