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| What are the 2 Egoist theories? |
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| Psychological Egoism & Ethical Egoism |
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| Teleological claim of Ethical Egoism: |
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| We have no higher goal (telos) than staying alive |
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| Normative claim of Ethical Egoism: |
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| We are morally obligated to act in ways that benefit ourselves |
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| Is Ethical Egoism a legitimate theory? |
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| What is psychological egoism? |
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| a theory about human nature (not an ethical view) |
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| What does psychological egoism say? |
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| psychological egoism states that humans, by nature, act only in accordance with our own self interest |
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| What is the argument of Plato's Republic reading? |
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| people don't really believe in morality, but merely claim to do so for fear of social consequences. |
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| A ring of invisibility used by Glaucon to demonstrate the point that, when given a special ability, it will be used for evil by a moral or an immoral person |
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