Exam 15: Egoism,pleasure,and Indifference

Which of the following is NOT a criticism of ethical egoism?

Hedonism advocates the pursuit of ______ as the normative.

The ______,with their tradition of public service,admired commitment to serving the public part of the Stoic philosophy.

Of the three theories discussed in the chapter,only ______ has any significant following in the field of moral philosophy.

The first step in analysis from the perspective of Ethical Egoism is to ask what acts would most ______.

The psychological egoist believes that our actions are ______.

Stoicism shares the concern of ______ with individual character because it argues that developing the appropriate stoic frame of mind will lead us to virtue.

What involves putting one's own well-being above that of others?

Define predestination.

Which philosopher was a believer in psychological egoism,and tried to give a more general account of it by listing motives and showing how each could be read as Egotistical acts or intentions?

Stoics believe all that happens in the world is fixed according to some ______ divine plan.

The first step in an ethical egoism evaluation of an ethical dilemma is the question ______?

Which of the following is NOT part of the consideration undertaken by egoists when facing an ethical dilemma?

An early advocate of Stoicism was the Greek philosopher ______.

In both of its forms,______ can be criticized for attempting to provide a single explanation for every human act.

Traditionally,hedonism has been expressed as the view that ______.

Whereas psychological egoism is a theory about how people actual behave,ethical egoism is a theory about how ______.

The two main theories of Egoism are psychological and sociological.

Critics point out that psychological egoism cannot be proved because ______.

Hobbes believed that when people demonstrated charity,they were really emphasizing ______.