Within The Egoist Ethical System

From within the egoist ethical system, the opportunity to save someone else’s life would be viewed by respecting each person’s life as their own to do with as they like, is the only moral theory that truly respects the individual. In common-sense morality, endorses altruism, it does not claim that each individual should give up their entire life for the sake of others. The claim is only that other people matter not only ourselves. There are some balance between the idea in which the individual has a right to do what they want with their life and the idea that other people are human beings who matter but morally speaking, we should treat these others individuals with compassion and respect. Basically, it is required that everyone treats others with respect and sympathy which is a long way from requiring
As long as an action serves to promote your own interests, then it’s the morally right thing to do. There will be many different situations where murder, rape, lying, and even stealing will be the right thing to do but since there are so many situations where these types of actions are the best means of promoting your own interests. But mainly, such actions are just plain wrong, regardless of whether performing them would benefit us. The way that an egoist and utilitarian might think about such as decision would be by the motive of self-interest and the consequences/ or outcome out of the action/ or situation. An egoist would believe that only they should act from the motive of self-interest but nothing is stated about what motives others should at from. People who would acknowledge that you have respect and empathy for not only yourself but for others, too would be realize that you are not selfish and notice other people's’