ETHICS CHAPTER 6
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- Ethical Egoism? (2 things)
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we should always act in our own self interest.
It is our duty to do what is best for ourselves. - E.E is a ______ therory.
- Normative
- E.E is NOT a _______ theory.
- Descriptive
- E.E. is not necessarily a _______ therory.
- Hedonistic
- Why be an egoist?
- We know our needs best, so it's more efficient for everyone to look out for themselves.
- What to an Egoist think about Charity?
- Charity violates privacy and autonomy and is demeaning.
- If you believe _____ will actaully lead to the most ___ overall, you're ___ actually an _____.
- egoism; good; not; egoist
- Ayn Rand: what does E.E put sufficient value on?
- the life of the individual
- What does rachels protest in chapter 6; about E.E/Ayn Rand?
- she presents a false dichotomy-helping others does not entail neglecting ourselves.
- E.E entails _______ _____.
- commonsense morality.
- there are __-_____ reasons to behave ________.
- self-interested; altruistically.
- Rachels objections on E.E?
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this can't get us far enough.
Gyges Ring still doesn't prove that self interest is the sole of primary motivation. - PROBLEMS WITH E.E?
- leads us to thing the actions we think of as bad are actually good, if they are good for the person doing them.
- with E.E can conflicts be resolved?
- no
- E.E would think a constant state of warfare would be _.
- OK.
- E.E is logically ________/
- inconsistant
- Rachels disagrees that EE ___ have to hold that it's wrong to prevent others from doing their duty.
- don't
- E.E violates the _______ rule.
- Impartiality
- Impartiality rule - there is __ reason to favor _____ over others.
- no; yourself.
- Rachels view is _______ discrimination.
- arbitrary