enlightened self-interest

English

Noun

enlightened self-interest (uncountable)

  1. (ethics) The concept that a person who acts to help others will ultimately serve his/her own self-interest.
    Hypernyms: self-interest; interest
    Coordinate term: public interest (overlapping; not antonymous)
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