self-interested motives

Why are the self-interested motives of powerful companies being elevated to a philosophical principle?

The different ideals and self-interested motives of the characters are frequently contrasted.

Today, antitax crusaders are leading the recall initiative for political, self-interested motives.

"It just shows the self-interested motives of the municipal committees that make the bids, as opposed to really being interested in internationalism and good will."

Opportunist actions are expedient actions guided primarily by self-interested motives.

More specifically, it refers to deliberately manipulating legal arrangements for purposes they were not meant for, guided by self-interested motives.

I also warn you that I will deal harshly with members of this august body who attempt to hinder me for vainglorious or self-interested motives.

American historians came to see ....the framers of the Constitution, rather than having self-interested motives, were led by concern for political unity, national economic development, and diplomatic security."

Their paper returns to a theme raised, as we have seen, by parsons, namely the similarity between professions and businesses as economic enterprises and the place of altruistic and self-interested motives.

Mark Felt was a turncoat with alternately impenetrable and self-interested motives who betrayed the F.B.I. and, in Mr. Woodward's words, "lied to his colleagues, friends and even his family."

Rothfels claimed that the German opposition was motivated by the highest possible ethical and moral considerations, and asserted that there were no self-interested motives whatsoever amongst the men and women of the July 20.

The historian W.G. Forest is willing to take these accusations at face value including that he murdered his ward, and participated in state sponsored piracy and brigandage - but not the self-interested motives ascribed to him.

All of these make possible an opportunist exploitation of legal frameworks by legal subjects, for self-interested motives without necessarily violating any legal principle, though the intention of the law (the real purpose or aim that inspired it) is negated.