Ethical Egoist: Ethical Egoists tend to divide the world into two categories: oneself and everyone else; emphasizing the interests of the first group over the second. However, Ethical Egoists don’t simply act on desire, but rather on what kind of desire one wishes to pursue. In the passage provided we accepted the responsibility of delivering the contents of the case to her nephew living in another state not because it is in our best interest to do so, but because doing so promotes the principle of the Golden Rule. Ethical egoism defines the Golden Rule as “We should “do unto others” because if we do, others will be more likely to “do onto us” (Class Notes on Ethical Egoism, p. 3). Although we have no way of guaranteeing others will return
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Classical utilitarianism summarizes these ideals by proposing three points: ”The morality of an action depends solely on the consequences of the action; nothing else matters. An action’s consequences matter only insofar as they involve the greater or lesser happiness of individuals. In the assessment of consequences, each individual’s happiness gets “equal consideration” (Class Notes on Utilitarianism). Regardless of the action, under Classical Utilitarian, consequences are the only thing that matters. With this being it's clear that the Classical Utilitarian would not deliver the case to the nephew because it promotes the greatest amount of happiness. The nephew doesn't know, or anyone for that matter, about either the case or the promise so there would be no unhappiness produced. In conclusion, because the nephew is unaware of the case his happiness is unchanged ,but my happiness grew by …show more content…
Considering that i'm a famous anthropologist accepting their honour could further my career. If I was to accept their honor then maybe they would do me the honor of following me back to civilization and I would be able to receive the accolades of my peers while still feeling ethical (for saving ninteen other lives).The desires of the other nineteen prisoners (surviving) and my own (becoming more famous) go hand in hand in this example and you’re not just discovering one indigenous civilization, but two; the initial “ritual tribe” and that of the neighboring
Classical utilitarianism summarizes these ideals by proposing three points: ”The morality of an action depends solely on the consequences of the action; nothing else matters. An action’s consequences matter only insofar as they involve the greater or lesser happiness of individuals. In the assessment of consequences, each individual’s happiness gets “equal consideration” (Class Notes on Utilitarianism). Regardless of the action, under Classical Utilitarian, consequences are the only thing that matters. With this being it's clear that the Classical Utilitarian would not deliver the case to the nephew because it promotes the greatest amount of happiness. The nephew doesn't know, or anyone for that matter, about either the case or the promise so there would be no unhappiness produced. In conclusion, because the nephew is unaware of the case his happiness is unchanged ,but my happiness grew by …show more content…
Considering that i'm a famous anthropologist accepting their honour could further my career. If I was to accept their honor then maybe they would do me the honor of following me back to civilization and I would be able to receive the accolades of my peers while still feeling ethical (for saving ninteen other lives).The desires of the other nineteen prisoners (surviving) and my own (becoming more famous) go hand in hand in this example and you’re not just discovering one indigenous civilization, but two; the initial “ritual tribe” and that of the neighboring