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enlightened self-interest

enlightened self-interest noun: the concept that a person who acts to help others will ultimately serve his/her own self-interest.

Noun

enlightened self-interest (uncountable)

  1. The concept that a person who acts to help others will ultimately serve his/her own self-interest.

Questions about enlightened self-interest

What does enlightened self-interest mean?
Enlightened self-interest means the concept that a person who acts to help others will ultimately serve his/her own self-interest.
What part of speech is enlightened self-interest?
Enlightened self-interest is a noun.

Words near enlightened self-interest in the dictionary

  1. enlightened absolutism
  2. enlightened absolutisms
  3. enlightened centrism
  4. enlightened despotism
  5. Enlightened One
  6. enlightened self-interest
  7. enlightenedly
  8. enlightenedness
  9. enlightener
  10. enlighteners
  11. enlightenest

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