Lauren Napoli October 8‚ 2012 Chapter 7 Discussion Questions Ethics 1.) Psychological egoism is not an ethical theory‚ but a descriptive view about human behavior. Given this‚ how might the truth of psychological egoism have implications on ethics? 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
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After listening to your feedback on the paper that I turned in‚ as nice as you were at choosing your words regarding what my paper reflected. I had to sit with myself and really think about where those ideas and thoughts had come from that I wrote down cause when I listened to what you were saying‚ all I could think about was “that doesn’t sound like me”! It had to be though because no one else wrote that paper for me. After a lot of thought I went back quite a few years to a time when I was an active
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Part A (a): Ethical dilemma Kate is faced with the dilemma is weather to report about the contaminated milk to the Queensland Food Safety Authority (FSA). Ethical egoism Under ethical egoism‚ Kate should report the issue to the food safety Authority. Because under the ethical egoism it is maximising the self-interest which she doesn’t want to see customers get ill and furthermore the business get bad publicity. Also being rewarded as a most honest person in the restaurant she doesn’t want to be
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1. Metaethics The term “meta” means after or beyond‚ and‚ consequently‚ the notion of metaethics involves a removed‚ or bird’s eye view of the entire project of ethics. We may define metaethics as the study of the origin and meaning of ethical concepts. When compared to normative ethics and applied ethics‚ the field of metaethics is the least precisely defined area of moral philosophy. It covers issues from moral semantics to moral epistemology[->0]. Two issues‚ though‚ are prominent: (1) metaphysical
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back at her son for not going to Florida and to at least let her see a small artifact from her past in a shape of a house. However‚ she leads her family the wrong way literally and metaphorically in which she led them to the road of destruction. The egoism expressed by the two characters is the cause of conflict in the short stories and its tragic resolution. If not for Julian’s constant attempts to anger his mother‚ she would never have gotten a heart attack. Also‚ if not for the grandmother continuously
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There are a few reasons as to why I do not think an ethical egoist would agree with Socrates decision to stay and be executed. For example‚ egoists don’t care about the good cause‚ Gods cause‚ the cause of mankind‚ the cause of truth‚ of freedom‚ of humanity‚ and of justice‚ which will all Socrates does care about. Egoist believes that the only concern is themselves and that there is no meaning to good or bad. Socrates viewpoint about remaining in jail and being executed is all based on the idea
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“Why we do what we do??” “Manifest plainness‚ Embrace simplicity‚ Reduce selfishness‚ Have few desires….” Selfishness is Humanity‚ it is life‚ No species which is Unselfish can live. For living selfishness is necessary it is a virtue‚ The Virtue of Selfishness! Humans need a number of essentials to survive. These essentials go beyond just food‚ water‚ and shelter. They include both physical and non-physical elements needed for human growth and development‚ as well as
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In this file of PSY 301 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 Altruism and Prosocial Behavior you will find the next information: Examine the concept of altruism and altruistic behavior. What does it mean for someone to behave altruistically? What is gained from this action‚ and how does it differ from egoistic behavior? What are some reasons why people would want to help one another‚ without regard for personal gain or benefit? In addition‚ explain the bystander effect. If we all have a genuine desire to
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According to Dictionary.com‚ altruistic is the “unselfishly concern for or devoted to the welfare to others.” Ethan Frome’s personality is somewhat altruistic‚ but mainly‚ his personality is not altruistic and selfish. One example that show Ethan is not altruistic is‚ he lies to Zeena by making up a story so he could get out of taking Zeena to the doctor himself. Another example is that he does not confront Zeena about his love toward Mattie. Instead‚ he tries to hide his love for Mattie when
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Selfishness Selfishness is something that humans have been accused of since the beginning of time. Selfishness as a definition is the quality or the condition of being selfish‚ or in a more complex meaning can be known as being devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one’s interests. Being selfish is not something that all humans try to be‚ but is something that every single one of us are. Every individual in the world has had a goal that they want to achieve or a milestone
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