Week 3 Flashcards
The normative view that people ought to act in their best interests to do what is right.
Ethical Egoism
The descriptive view that people act for their best interest all the time, knowingly or unknowingly.
Psychological Egoism
The view that person’s moral/political obligations are dependent upon a contract or agreement among them to form the society in which they live.
Social Contract Theory
Ethical egoism in not about what we think is in our best interest, but
what is really in our best interest
Ethical egoism is a ______________ view where the consequences of the action determine whether something was right or wrong. Maximize my own utility
Consequentialist
What is the difference between personal/individual egoism vs universal ethical egoism?
Personal egoism say’s “I” should do what is in my best interest whereas universal says “everyone” ought to act in their own best interest.
Theory that says people ought to act to maximize utility in general, considering everyones utility.
Utilitarian
Theory that says it’s virtuous to be motivated only by self-interest, and any character trait that would improve ones own well fare is a virtue.
Virtue egoism
A chief argument against psychological egoism is it’s ____________ because we can’t truly ever know about one’s motivations.
un-falsifiable
