If Psychological Egoism Is True, It Can't Be Our Duty

question 6

Multiple Choice

If psychological egoism is true, it can't be our duty to be altruistic because

• A) psychological egoism says that acting altruistically doesn't make us better off.
• B) altruism would be impossible and we aren't morally required to do the impossible.
• C) according to psychological egoism, an act is right just in case it is self-interested.
• D) all of the above

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