In This Essay Pojman Makes a Case Against the Kind

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In this essay Pojman makes a case against the kind of ethical egoism defended by such thinkers as Thomas Hobbes and Ayn Rand. Appealing to the paradox of egoism, he distinguishes between two levels of thinking about the self. On a higher (tier 2) level, a person legitimately concerns him- or herself with prospects for his or her happiness, but, in so reflecting, he or she rationally concludes that the best way to realize happiness on an everyday (tier 1) level is to develop a strong (nonegoistic) disposition toward altruism. Limited, reciprocal altruism offers us the best chance for happiness.
-Ethical egoism implies that in pursuing one's interests one ought always to do what one wants to do.

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Mitochondria

Organelles found in large numbers in most cells, where the biochemical processes of respiration and energy production occur.

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The long, cylindrical cells that make up skeletal muscles, responsible for voluntary movements through contraction.

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Power Stroke

The phase in muscle contraction where the head of the myosin molecule pivots, pulling the actin filament inward and shortening the muscle fiber.