Daniel Bader discusses two forms of psychological determinism:
* Orectic psychological determinism is the view that we always act upon our greatest drive. This is often called
psychological hedonism, and if the drive is specified for self-interest:
psychological egoism
Psychological egoism is the view that humans are always motivated by self-interest and selfishness, even in what seem to be acts of altruism. It claims that, when people choose to help others, they do so ultimately because of the personal benefit ...
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* Rational psychological determinism claims that we always act according to our "strongest" or "best" reason.
See also
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Amoralism
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Determinism
Determinism is a philosophical view, where all events are determined completely by previously existing causes. Deterministic theories throughout the history of philosophy have developed from diverse and sometimes overlapping motives and cons ...
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Empathy
Empathy is the capacity to understand or feel what another person is experiencing from within their frame of reference, that is, the capacity to place oneself in another's position. Definitions of empathy encompass a broad range of social, co ...
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Free will
Free will is the capacity of agents to choose between different possible courses of action unimpeded.
Free will is closely linked to the concepts of moral responsibility, praise, culpability, sin, and other judgements which apply only to ac ...
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Moral skepticism
References
External links
* http://www.utilitarianism.com/psychohed.htm
Motivational theories
Determinism
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