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Re:European parliament committee approves vote on ‘disastrou... by tunesmith on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @01:36PM (#17357601)
I've always seen objectivism as a branch of consequentialism. Utilitarianism is a different branch of consequentialism, in that it seeks to maximize the greater good for others. Objectivism seeks the maximize the good for the self. "Rational selfishness" is a fine enough description, I suppose, except for the cases where the two words conflict, like in tragedy of the commons.

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