The first philosopher sounds like an egoist trying to convince altruists. The second philosopher sounds like a sophisticated egoist trying to convince vulgar egoists. I have to question the terminology, though—the goal of egoists is to win, so “acting selfishly” is whatever behavior benefits the egoist, even if it requires benefiting others.
The first philosopher sounds like an egoist trying to convince altruists. The second philosopher sounds like a sophisticated egoist trying to convince vulgar egoists. I have to question the terminology, though—the goal of egoists is to win, so “acting selfishly” is whatever behavior benefits the egoist, even if it requires benefiting others.