This argument implies that every person is motivated to act in such a way that it will create the best results for himself or herself. Thus, actions that may appear to be altruistic, unselfish, are, in fact, driven by one’s self-interest (Rachels, 2003, p.71). Therefore, underlying the question about what a person will get out of every action they take. According to Rachels, questioning the gain of every action remains an issue of human psychology against to being one of ethics. Consequently, psychological egoism has a serious price for morality. If psychological egoism is correct, then that would mean that all society is formed of selfish individuals who only care about their personal gain and therefore, it will “spell the defeat of morality as we know it.” (Landau, 2010,
This argument implies that every person is motivated to act in such a way that it will create the best results for himself or herself. Thus, actions that may appear to be altruistic, unselfish, are, in fact, driven by one’s self-interest (Rachels, 2003, p.71). Therefore, underlying the question about what a person will get out of every action they take. According to Rachels, questioning the gain of every action remains an issue of human psychology against to being one of ethics. Consequently, psychological egoism has a serious price for morality. If psychological egoism is correct, then that would mean that all society is formed of selfish individuals who only care about their personal gain and therefore, it will “spell the defeat of morality as we know it.” (Landau, 2010,