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 can be understood as a consequentialist theory according to which the consequences for the individual agent are taken to matter more than any other result. Thus, egoism will prescribe actions that may be beneficial, detrimental, or neutral to the welfare of others.