4.1 Ethical Egoism: Is Morality all about Self-Interest? (Ayn Rand and More)

This is the next video in the Mysterious Morality Series/Course in Ethics. I briefly present ethical egoism, which is the idea that morality is all about self-interest. I then offer some textbook criticisms. 0: Introduction & Definitions 2:32 Problem 1 (Contradicts your core moral beliefs) 4:07 Problem 2 (Posterity) 5:20 Problem 3 (Equivocation on Self) 6:25 Problem 4 (Buddhist No Self) 7:15 Problem 5 (True Love) 8:15 Problem 6 (Arbitrary/Deepest) 10:40 Conclusion (& a subtle issue 11:13) Photo of Ayn Rand: Julius Jääskeläinen https://www.flickr.com/photos/juliusj... I have a longer discussion of ethical egoism in another video. The main problem that arises in these discussions is the equivocation fallacy in which we inflate the meaning of self or "self interest" and the shifting between p egoism and e egoism. These discussions touch on everything...