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(c) how it is morally wrong for someone to be immoral. (d) what makes actions moral or immoral, right or wrong.
7. According to Ayn Rand's version of ethical egoism, it is not only possible for us to act in ways that beefit others; it is important that we do so, but only to the extent that: (a) our own self-interests are promoted through the promotion of the interest of others; (b) we don’t always act to promote our interests over the interests of others; (c) we act altruistically; (d) our lives incorporate the goals of aceticism, i.e., simplicity and self-denial. A
8. If psychological egoism is true, then no ethical system (including ethical egoism) is possible because: (a) ethics would then be merely a means by which individuals impose their values on other; (b) if we are determined to act only in our self-interest, then it makes no sense to say we ought to act either in our self-interest or, for that matter, in any other way either: (c) psychological egoism is a theory of why people are motivated to act morally, whereas ethical egoism is a theory of how moral distinctions are determined; (d) without some means to decide which acts are morally good or bad, there is no way to explain why people act the way they do. …show more content…
C SECTION #3: ESSAY QUESTIONS.
Directions: Please answer two(2) of the following five (5) essay questions. Each answer should be at least one (1) page in length, double spaced, 12 fonts. Your answer should clearly evidence a critical command and analysis of the questions’s subject. Each answer is worth 35 points. (2X35=70)
Assume the following. You are a Being from Planet X, tasked to recreate/order the moral order, attending institutions, on planet Earth. Earth, having suffered the ravages of years of global warming and nuclear war, is environmentally scarred, capable of sustaining a population of a million inhabitants. Prior to your departure, you are asked to submit a general outline/plan of your ambition to recreate a moral order, attending institutions, amongst the remaining earthlings. The first section of your general outline/plan focuses on providing answers to the following query, “What Is Morality?’. Your answers should explicate at least two (2) of the necessary conditions that comprise Morality, together with reasons offered in support of arguments. ESSAY QUESTION …show more content…
Simply put that everyone has their own thoughts on what they think right. Example, Christians think Gay Marriages are wrong but Non-Christians think that its ok. Cultural relativity is an idea usually discussed in cultural anthropology. It states that what is right or wrong is an evolved idea that is relative to culture. That is two distinct cultures may have entirely different approaches to a certain moral issue. A cultural relativist would say both could be correct. Ethical Relativism is operating in a system of situational ethics. Thou shalt not steal, unless you get a chance to steal from a big corporation, the government or someone you don't like. You are faithful to your wife, except on business trips, when everybody cheats, right? Basically, it means being comfortable with shifting your ethics to meet the
7. According to Ayn Rand's version of ethical egoism, it is not only possible for us to act in ways that beefit others; it is important that we do so, but only to the extent that: (a) our own self-interests are promoted through the promotion of the interest of others; (b) we don’t always act to promote our interests over the interests of others; (c) we act altruistically; (d) our lives incorporate the goals of aceticism, i.e., simplicity and self-denial. A
8. If psychological egoism is true, then no ethical system (including ethical egoism) is possible because: (a) ethics would then be merely a means by which individuals impose their values on other; (b) if we are determined to act only in our self-interest, then it makes no sense to say we ought to act either in our self-interest or, for that matter, in any other way either: (c) psychological egoism is a theory of why people are motivated to act morally, whereas ethical egoism is a theory of how moral distinctions are determined; (d) without some means to decide which acts are morally good or bad, there is no way to explain why people act the way they do. …show more content…
C SECTION #3: ESSAY QUESTIONS.
Directions: Please answer two(2) of the following five (5) essay questions. Each answer should be at least one (1) page in length, double spaced, 12 fonts. Your answer should clearly evidence a critical command and analysis of the questions’s subject. Each answer is worth 35 points. (2X35=70)
Assume the following. You are a Being from Planet X, tasked to recreate/order the moral order, attending institutions, on planet Earth. Earth, having suffered the ravages of years of global warming and nuclear war, is environmentally scarred, capable of sustaining a population of a million inhabitants. Prior to your departure, you are asked to submit a general outline/plan of your ambition to recreate a moral order, attending institutions, amongst the remaining earthlings. The first section of your general outline/plan focuses on providing answers to the following query, “What Is Morality?’. Your answers should explicate at least two (2) of the necessary conditions that comprise Morality, together with reasons offered in support of arguments. ESSAY QUESTION …show more content…
Simply put that everyone has their own thoughts on what they think right. Example, Christians think Gay Marriages are wrong but Non-Christians think that its ok. Cultural relativity is an idea usually discussed in cultural anthropology. It states that what is right or wrong is an evolved idea that is relative to culture. That is two distinct cultures may have entirely different approaches to a certain moral issue. A cultural relativist would say both could be correct. Ethical Relativism is operating in a system of situational ethics. Thou shalt not steal, unless you get a chance to steal from a big corporation, the government or someone you don't like. You are faithful to your wife, except on business trips, when everybody cheats, right? Basically, it means being comfortable with shifting your ethics to meet the