PHIL 100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ethical Egoism, Psychological Egoism, Moral Relativism
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Read louis pojman"s egoism and altruism: a critique of ayn rand pa"s 461-466. On pg 464, col #1, top, pojman says that ethical egoism violates the principles of fairness . What exactly is pojman claiming and what is the evidence or org. Human beings can only perform actions which serve a sel sh purpose: psychological egoism correctly describes human nature. One is only morally responsible for what one can do. Act morally right if & only if the agent in performing it does so with sel sh purpose in view. Physiological egoists put together some psychological arguments for p. e. true. Level 1- s wants to do x= x is performed. Level 2- s wants not to want to do x. Level 3- s deosnt want to be the sort of person who wants x.
