For Multiple Choice Problems (on the back) - Circle your answer to each question BELOW.…
How does the theory of psychological egoism fit within your personal body of ethics and values?…
8. Actions are considered ethically good or correct if they produce a greater balance of good or evil are which ethical philosophy?…
Ethical egoism is the view that every action is performed in order to maximize one’s own self-interest. Shoemaker argues, however, that in order for an ethical theory to be tenable it should be publicizable. He explains that ethical egoism should not be publicized, and is therefore implausible, because by working in their own best interest, ethical egoists will essentially eliminate the best outcome for themselves. When two ethical egoists act together in a way that is beneficial to themselves individually, as seen in the Prisoner’s Dilemma, their result is worse than if they had not acted to fully benefit themselves. Therefore, acting in their own self interests resulted in an outcome that actually wasn’t in their best interests. In other…
A consequentialist theory which one decides an ethical decision should maximize benefits to society and minimize harms.…
Previously, I briefly gave a crude definition of Psychological Egoism, which I will now provide a more exhaustive explanation. Psychological Egoism is the assumed fact that the only actions people are capable of desiring and or pursuing are committed in their own self interest. Frequently, individuals appear to be acting unselfishly but in reality they are just taking these interest of others as means to promoting their own self-interest. This Alludes to the fact that an egoist believes that purely altruistic and benevolent actions do not exist. Psychological Egoism is often confused with Ethical Egoism. At first glance these two theories look very similar yet there is a major difference. Ethical egoism is the belief that all men ought to pursue their own desires and self-interest. The word “ought” in the previous sentence clearly portrays the difference of the two egoisms. A more precise sector of Psychological Egoism is hedonism. Hedonism is the belief that all individuals have one definitive motive in their own voluntary behavior, which is the desire for ones own pleasure and simultaneously avoiding unpleasant experiences. A Hedonist goal is to have the net gain of pleasure minus unpleasant experiences to be as high as possible. Another factor of Psychological Egoism is self-deception. This is the thought process…
What should Joe do in this situation? Joe should bring up ways that would benefit the company in winning the contract back. He should work on being more personal with him since they have built a relationship. Joe should discuss his concerns with Peninsula hotels and Uwear.…
The 40 Year Old Virgin is proof that comedies can still be funny. Sadly, movies like this, with a kind of consistent humor, come out too rarely. Yes, it's a little long, almost two hours, but there are plenty of laughs throughout the movie, especially in the last 30 minutes, and they also save one of the best jokes for last. If you're looking for a successor to There's Something About Mary and American Pie, look no further. It has arrived, and in my opinion, is more enjoyable than either of them.…
This concept focuses on the consequences of human actions, and all actions are evaluated to achieve the desirable goal. The concept of right, wrong, and duty are subordinated by end or purpose of an action. Goal-based actions are maximized for the good for all. In the L.P. department I deal with the bad actions of others on a daily bases. When a customer or employees steals there are only focused on there own happiness or pleasure during the time of theft.…
Ethics is a requirement for human life. It is our means of deciding a course of action. Without it, our actions would be random and aimless. There would be no way to work towards a goal because there would be no way to pick between a limitless numbers of goals. Even with an ethical standard, we may be unable to pursue our goals with the possibility of success. To the degree which a rational ethical standard is taken, we are able to correctly organize our goals and actions to accomplish our most important values. Any flaw in our ethics will reduce our ability to be successful in our endeavors. Since psychology and morality are related, moral theories must be psychologically realistic which consequently includes behaviorally/motivationally realistic. This correlation between our cognitive processes and our resulting behavior are two variables of ethics that must be considered and thereby examined closely. While psychological egoism isn’t an ethical theory and rather discusses our motivation for certain behaviors, we still find the connection to this example and examples from previous chapters.…
Egoism—specifically ethical egoism—argues that our moral evaluations should be made in terms of our desires and goals. Something that promotes what I want is regarded as right; something that interferes with what I want, or prevents me from reaching my goals, is regarded as wrong.…
Psychological egoism is a theory, in which one naturally acts for self-interest. According to our text, there are three major problems with psychological egoism:…
Individuals that posses the Results perspectives tend to "base their ethical perspective on the results or consequences of their actions. These people also believe…
"Ethical egoism adopts the perspective that we should od whatever is in our own self-interest"(Mosser). As humans were motivated by our own interest and desire of what we want out this world. For example I will use me going back to college for my own self-interest, doing what makes me happy and good for me. Also we have people murdering a rich relative to inherit whatever they have will to them.…
consequentialism, a form of ethics that determines the morality of actions by the results they…