论财富利己主义

财富利己主义是指一种以自私自利地占有物质财富为核心价值取向的道德价值观念。它可以区分为合理的财富利己主义和极端的财富利己主义。适当占有物质财富合乎财富伦理的内在要求。财富伦理反对的是极端的财富利己主义。以极端自私利己的方式占有物质财富不仅违背财富伦理,而且可能违背法律。从财富伦理的角度来看,财富利己主义的合理性边界就是它的道德合理性边界。

On Wealth Egoism

Wealth egoism is a moral values, the kernel of which is self-interest-oriented possession of material wealth. It may be classified into reasonable and extreme ones. Proper possession of material wealth is consistent with the inherent ethics of wealth which is against extreme wealth egoism, as extreme self-interest possession deviates not only ethics but also perhaps the laws. In perspective wealth ethics, the rational boundary of wealth egoism locates at its moral rationality.