The Egoist

The purpose of this essay is to determine what motivates a theist (specifically the Jewish, Christian and Muslim religions) to act morally, and to what extent they’re influenced by the divine implications the dogma implies. This is important because religion penetrates society as well as individual lives, regardless of some individual’s personal belief, everyone in society is affected by it. Additionally, upholding morality in a society is vital to its continuation, growth and development.…

Foster was guilty of fraud (The Huffington Post, 2015). Gary acted in an extremely unethical way and put his self-interests above all others. Conflict of interests can exist between organizations and individuals. All the issues caused by an ethical egoist, or conflicts of interests, or any unethical behavior will ruin the corporation’s reputation. Imposing ethical rules within a company will help its employees act in a moral way. Mastering a management is as important as making the right…

The Wrongs and Rights of Ego in Society “The word which can never die on this earth, for it is the heart of it and the meaning and the glory. The sacred word: Ego” (Rand 123). In the conclusion of Anthem, Prometheus refers to ego as a holy word that defines his newfound independence, but this can’t be entirely true because in modern society the opposite is true. The common man refers to ego as arrogance. How can there be two different outlooks on ego, when realistically, there should be a…

Student Course Date Singer’s Principle of Equal Consideration of Interest In his seminal work, Animal Liberation, Peter Singer, puts forth the principle of equal consideration of interest in which he argues that for any being that possesses interests, those interests must be considered to be correspondingly morally significant with the identical interests of another being. Singer applies this principle to all sentient beings and uses sentience as the crucial characteristic for admissibility…

Today, we all are so afraid of thinking of ourselves to avoid being labeled as an egoist but in reality, it is not a bad thing to have an ego. In the novel Anthem, by Ayn Rand, the main character lives in a society where egos don't even exist. He runs away and soon discovers what it means to have an ego. Equality 7-1521, later known as Prometheus, is the main character and can be defined as an egoist. Being an egoist is a good thing because it can give you confidence, leadership skills and the…

will start emphasizing on psychological egoism, secondly on rational egoism and then lastly on ethical egoism. The egoism is divided into three: which is the psychological egoism, the rational egoism and lastly the ethical egoism. The psychological egoist will say every individual is concerned about his or herself and individual’s human behavior; the prisoners are motivated by their self interest and welfare. Prisoner A may confess or may remain silent it is up to himself and prisoner B may…

He was an ethical egoist, which of course, clashed with my deontological ethics system. He made me quite uncomfortable by trying to pressure me into having a medical procedure, which was not medically necessary or needed in my particular situation. It appeared that my autonomy…

Argument. The first one claims that “everybody must mind their own business, take the better path to make everyone better off, and ought to mind their own business and tend only to their own needs” (110, par 4). The first argument is confusing this a egoist theory that is asking to take a better path to make everyone better off while it is also asking to mind our own business, therefore it contradicts itself. If someone is minding their own business it let no window to consider someone else…

This is the annotated bibliography for my Essay 3, which aims to analyze “In a Bamboo Grove” selfishness of the characters. Oldenquist, Andrew. "The Possibility of Selfishness." American Philosophical Quarterly 17.1 (1980): 25-33. Web. 28 Mar. 2017. . In this article, Andrew Oldenquist says that humans are naturally selfless—not selfish—and are “goal-seeking entities” (25), or individuals who work together toward helping their group. He argues that “the ‘natural state’ of goal-seeking entities…

An ethical egoist believes that an individual ought to pursue their own self-interest in order to fulfill long-term pleasure, not short-term pleasure. If I was offered a reduced jail sentence once I provided a confession to a crime I committed, I would agree to provide a confession because it would be in my best interest to avoid jail time. However, this would depend on the relationship I had with my partner in crime. If it is a bad relationship, where I felt like I was not benefiting from the…