The Philosophical View That Human Beings Act Only Out of Self-Interest

question 33

Multiple Choice

The philosophical view that human beings act only out of self-interest is called

• A) natural selection
• B) psychological egoism
• C) altruism
• D) existentialism

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Definitions:

Self-Government

The right or ability of a community or nation to govern itself without external control, making its own laws and policies.

Slavery

A system in which individuals are owned by others, deprived of personal freedom, and forced to perform labor or services against their will.

Republican Government

A form of government where the country is considered a "public matter" and is governed by representatives elected by the citizen body, not by a monarch.

Frederick Douglass

An African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped from slavery and became a leader of the abolitionist movement.