Ethical & Psychological Egoism

Egoism is an ethic based on ____?

• Altruism

• Self-interest

• Meta-ethics

Egoism is an agent centred ethical approach. What does this mean?

• An act is done because the end product is beneficial to the community

• An act is done because the end product is beneficial to the person concerned

• An act is done because the end product is beneficial to the religion

• An act is done because the end product is beneficial to the government

Normatively speaking is Egoism concerned with the intrinsic goodness of an action?

• Yes

• No

What is the definition of altruism.

• Acting with selfish concern

• Acting in a way that hurts others

• Selfless concern for the wellbeing of others

• Acting like Jesus

Is psychological Egoism an ethical normative theory?

• Yes

• No

According to psychological egoism, people always act in the interest of...

• themselves

• others

• God

What is the main difference between Ethical Egoism and Psychological Egoism?

• Ethical Egoism is teleological and Psychological Egoism is deontological.

• Ethical Egoism and Psychological Egoism are exactly the same ideas and have no differences.

• Ethical Egoism tells us how to behave. Psychological egoism tells us how to think.

• Ethical Egoism describes that we ought to act in our own self-interest; however, Psychological Egoism says we have no control over our actions- they are always motivated by self-interest.