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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 122. Chapters: Altruism, Consequentialists, Egoism, Utilitarianism, Id, ego and super-ego, Henry Kissinger, Peter Singer, G. E. Moore, Ethical egoism, Psychological egoism, John Stuart Mill, Gautama Buddha, Hedonism, Jeremy Bentham, Solipsism, Amartya Sen, Reciprocal altruism, William Godwin, James Mill, Francis Hutcheson, Philosophy of Max Stirner, Social Choice and Individual Values, The Power of Half, Consumer choice, Tit for tat, Value of life, Altruism in animals, Abolitionism, John Harsanyi, R. M. Hare, Henry Sidgwick, Two-level utilitarianism, J. J. C. Smart, Rational egoism, The Egoist, Prioritarianism, Paradox of hedonism, Mere addition paradox, Demandingness objection, Egotism, List of utilitarians, Enlightened self-interest, Competitive altruism, Average and total utilitarianism, Rule utilitarianism, Ludvig Lindstrom, Robert Merrihew Adams, Felicific calculus, Empathy-altruism, Bite the bullet, Philip Pettit, Utilitarian bioethics, Preference utilitarianism, Falling on a grenade, Consequentialist justifications of the state, Equal consideration of interests, Consequentialist libertarianism, Shelly Kagan, Peter Railton, Brad Hooker, Richard Brandt, Welfarism, The Methods of Ethics, Spock principle, Utility monster, Act utilitarianism, Telishment, Basic interests utilitarianism. Excerpt: Henry Alfred Kissinger (; born May 27, 1923) is a German-born American political scientist, diplomat, and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served as National Security Advisor and later concurrently as Secretary of State in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. After his term, his opinion was still sought by many following presidents and many world leaders. A proponent of Realpolitik, Kissinger played a dominant role in United States foreign policy between 1969 and 1977. During this period, he pioneered t...
