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WorksheetsEgoism vs. Altruism
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 5mins
The theory of conduct that regards the good of others as the end of moral action is called:
Egoism
Altruism
Ethics
Utilitarianism
The ethical approach that claims that I morally ought to perform some action if and only if, and because, performing that action maximizes my self-interest, is called:
Egoism
Altruism
Ethics
Utilitarianism
The quote, "we are born under a load of obligations of every kind, to our predecessors, to our successors, to our contemporaries", by Auguste Compte, defends the position of:
Egoism
Altruism
Ethics
Utilitarianism
"The first principle of morality...is the regulative supremacy of social sympathy over the self-regarding instincts," is an idea that justifies:
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
David Kelley, says that "there is no rational ground for asserting that sacrificing yourself in order to serve others is morally superior to pursuing your own (long-term, rational) self-interest". Saying this, he is criticizing:
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
"Even if we act based on what is best for others, we are ultimately serving our own self-interest," is a criticism of:
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
"Each of us is intimately familiar with our own individual wants and needs. Moreover, each of us is uniquely placed to pursue those wants and needs effectively. At the same time, we know the desires and needs of others only imperfectly, and we are not well situated to pursue them. Therefore, it is reasonable to believe that if we set out to be 'our brother's keeper,' we would often bungle the job and end up doing more mischief than good," is justifying:
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
________, ultimately, denies an individual's value and is therefore destructive both to society and its individual components, viewing life merely as a thing to be sacrificed.
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
An ethical egoist would not want ethical egoism to be universalized: as it would be in the egoist's best self-interest if others acted altruistically towards him, he wouldn't want them to act egoistically," is criticizing:
Egoism
Altruism
Utilitarianism
