Examples | Search & Evaluate | Student Resources | Read Critically | Cite Sources | Write the Review | Glossary | Teacher Resources. A literature review is a way for you to learn what others think and have research related to your topic.You will complete the following steps: Find research articles. Read and take notes.
Henry Sidgwick conceived of egoism as an ethical theory parallel to utilitarianism: the utilitarian holds that one should maximize the good of all beings in the universe; the egoist holds instead that the good one is ultimately to aim at is only one's own.
Ethical egoism is not to be confused with. psychological egoism, which is a theory of human nature (i.e., a theory of how human beings. are by nature). Ethical egoism is a normative ethical theory, like act-utilitarianism. 2 The term âutilityâ is a placeholder. It can be understood as pleasure, happiness, welfare (i.e., well-being), the satisfaction of desires, or the satisfaction of preferences. Let us.