Ethical Egoism

What was the name of Stirner's book?

• The Ego and his Own

• The Ego and Myself

• The union of Egoists

• The Stanford Encyclopdia

Which philosopher said life is brutish and short?

• Ayn Rand

• Joseph Fletcher

• Hobbes

• Aquinas

Psychological egoism offers an account of human nature and is non-normative. It concerns how people actually behave, not how they ought to behave.

• True

• False

What is ethical egoism?

• The descriptive view that all humans should be driven by self interest

• The view that individuals should work hard to satisfy their needs.

• The normative view that all actions should be motivated by self interest

Which philosopher argued for ethical egoism?

• Plato

• Bentham

• Stirner

• Kant

What were Stirner's three ways in ethical egoism?

• duration, intensity and certainty

• pragmatism, relativism and personalism

• Einzig, eigenheit and einzige

• Faith, hope and love

Which is NOT a criticisms of ethical egoism?

• destruction of community ethos

• occurence of social injustices and bigotry

• leads to moral evil

• outdated and subjective

Identify the 2 following strengths of egoism

• It advocates moral evil

• It is an absolutist theory

• It places the agent at the centre of decision making

• Each individual values themselves and recognises the value of others

Which is NOT a strength of Ethical egoism being more vaild than divine command theory?

• It accounts for differences

• It is relative

• It addresses individual concerns

• It is altruistic

Which philosopher quote the following?

'The achievement of his own happiness is man's highest moral purpose'.

• Ayn Rand

• Thomas Hobbes

• Adam Smith

• John Locke