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Let's say I agree with the specific statements, which would be unexpected by the context if I were a utilitarian. I wouldn't dream of accusing you of being a utilitarian given how much of an insult that would be given my position.
"The universe should be made to maximise my utility (best satisfy my preferences over possible states of the universe) " is my moral philosophy. From that foundation altruism and cooperation considerations come into play. Except that some people define that as not a moral philosophy.
That seems to be this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethical_egoism - which I would classify as some kind of moral philosophy.
It seems to be much more biologically realistic than utilitariaism. Utilitarianism appears to be an ethical system based on clearly signalling how unselfish and nice you are. The signal seems somewhat tarnished by being pretty unbelievable, though. Do these people really avoid nepotism and favouring themselves? Or are they kidding themselves about their motives in the hope of deceiving others?