Which of the Following Claims About Ethical Egoism Is Not

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which of the following claims about ethical egoism is not true?

• A) It cannot allow for the existence of moral rights.
• B) It claims that everyone always behaves selfishly.
• C) It arbitrarily makes one's own interests all-important.
• D) It may require us to do things that seem like paradigmatic cases of immorality.

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