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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Definitions:

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or punishing unwanted behavior.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to discourage future occurrences of such behavior.

Negative Consequences

Results of a behavior that a person finds unattractive or aversive.

360-degree Feedbacks

A performance appraisal method that collects feedback from all directions: supervisors, peers, subordinates, and sometimes external sources like customers.