The process on how one should handle each decision process in the situations will be examined using ethical frameworks and ethical theories, mainly egoism and hedonism. According to the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is their own self interest and ethical hedonism is the normative ethical position to use happiness as the sole criterion for determining the moral rightness and wrongness of an action."  Both ethical egoism and hedonism are similar in the fact that they are both concerned with t...

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Ethical egoism is a theory of ethics which states that all people should act in accordance with their own personal interest. ... For the duration of this essay, "egoism" and "ethical egoism" will refer to the above definition, and "altruism" will refer to the opinion that one should always act in a way that will benefit others. There are, according to Rachel, three main arguments in favor of ethical egoism. ... It seems that ethical egoism becomes unnecessary in the case of (a). ... Although it would probably be better for the child to give it food, would an ethical egoist even consider the ...

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Before one can compare and/or contrast ethical egoism and utilitarianism one must first know the meaning of each to determine whether they are to be compared or contrasted. Ethical egoism with respect to philosophy is defined as pursuit of your own welfare and interests: making personal welfare and interests your primary or only concern, sometimes at the expense of others. ... Egoism divides into both a positive and normative ethic. ... The normative ethic is that they should be so motivated. (3) These definition should not allow it audience to think that egoism is egoism is not the only mo...

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Two theories at opposite ends of the consequentialist spectrum are ethical egoism, which focuses on consequences that benefit the individual; and utilitarianism, which focuses on consequences that benefit the group or society of the individual.. Ethical egoism asserts that we are all basically selfish creatures (IEP). ... In contrast, utilitarianism, also a consequentialist theory provides boundaries that do not exist in ethical egoism. Utilitarianism includes the principal of altruism, unlike ethical egoism, which does not (Wilkins 46). ... Consequentialist Ethical Theories. ...

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In The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak, deep philosophical undertones are explored, including the struggle between psychological egoism and ethical egoism, the power of words, and human nature. ... By definition Max's disregard for his family in time of distress is an example of egoism. ... This demonstrates another type of philosophy, ethical egoism, "While psychological egoism purports to tell us how people do in fact behave, ethical egoism tells us how people ought to behave" (McConnell 41). ... Egoism is just one philosophy that Zusak depicts, another one being the power of wo...

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This ties into psychological and ethical egoism. Ethical egoism is the position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest. It differs from psychological egoism, which claims that people can only act in their self-interest. Ethical egoism holds that actions whose consequences will benefit the doer can be considered ethical. ... An idea that goes against ethical relativism is moral absolutism. ...

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The human race has debated over the differences between altruism and egoism for centuries, some debates have even lead to the creation of religions, cultural norms and taboos all over the world. ... As defined by Merriam-Webster, altruism is the "feeling and behavior that shows a desire to help other people as well as a lack of selfishness "1 while egoism is defined as "a doctrine that individual self-interest is the actual motive of all conscious action "2. ... In order to live an ethical life according to Kant's system, an individual must perform acts, specifically altruistic acts. ... ...

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PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM: The thesis that people always act for their own self interest even when it seem their not. ... ETHICAL ABSOLUTISM: The thesis that there is one and only one correct morality. ETHICAL EGOISM: The thesis that people act on their own interest. ETHICAL RELATIVISM: The thesis that different moralities should be considered equally correct even if they directly contradict each other. ...

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Ethical subjectivism is the view that right and wrong are relative. ... Two consequentialist theories are important and they are ethical egoism and utilitarianism. ... Psychological egoism is a theory of human nature concerned with how people behave. Psychological egoism defines the possibility of nonselfish behavior. Ethical egoism is a theory of self-interest. ...

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Ethical subjectivism is the view that right and wrong are relative. ... Two consequentialist theories are important and they are ethical egoism and utilitarianism. ... Psychological egoism is a theory of human nature concerned with how people behave. Psychological egoism defines the possibility of nonselfish behavior. Ethical egoism is a theory of self-interest. ...

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Similar to cultural relativism is ethical subjectivism. ... Egoism, as its name implies, centers on the self. Unlike ethical subjectivism, however, egoism is concerned with a person's rational self-interest. ... Egoism is not opposed to using other people as a means. ... Egoism is not brutal, but the interests of another can never come to the detriment of your own. ...

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"Ethical Warfare" President George Bush once put forth, "Using military force makes sense as a policy where the stakes warrant, where and when force can be effective, where its application can be limited in scope and time, and where the potential benefits justify the potential costs and sacrifice." ... Although war itself can be backed by a number of ethical theories, ethical egoism sort of stands back and says, yeah if I was in charge on the United States, of course I am going to act the way I ought to act in order to save the already harmed and also save the innocent lives of people from d...

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In this paper, I will examine whether the death penalty is or is not ethical. ... There must be examination of other considerations in order to evaluate the ethical correctness of capital punishment. ... Perhaps that is the true ethical issue concerning capital crimes. There are different ethical theories with which one can look at capital punishment. ... According to Mosser (2010), a relativist sees ethical issues as relative to one's cultural perspective. ...

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In comprehensive terms, relativism appeals to the idea that there is no absolute ethical standard independent of cultural context to act as a criterion of right and wrong, by which we may judge moral action. ... "Ethical Relativity may mean, in the first place, that moral value is relative to the subject asserting it or to the type of society in which it is commonly asserted But sometimes ethical relativity is used in another and very different sense to imply that what is right in one set of conditions may be wrong in another set of conditions, or to put it in another way, that in estimat...

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Utilitarianism is the ethical principle that action is right if it tends to maximize happiness, not only that of the agent but of everyone affected by his/her act. ... Since everyone is considered equal, utilitarians disagree with any arbitrary distinctions as to who is worthy of concern and who isn't; meaning that they egoism, racism, sexism, and other forms of discrimination Epicurus was the first to introduce Utilitarianism to the world. ...

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Again, this would be an example on how ethical egoism would have an impact on the business. ... In this case study, two actions contradict actions took place in relation to ethical theories, which are consequentialism and deontology. These two set of ethical theories are widely adopted in the business community. ... According to utilitarianism theory, in order to determine which decision is ethical or non-ethical, the decision must be made based on the greatest good outcome of the decision to everyone. ... There are also the influences of egoism and hedonism theory applied by the senior manag...

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According to the theory of psychological egoism, no act of sharing, sacrificing, or helping can be referred to as true altruistic (Vander, 2008). ... According an ethical doctrine, the term altruism may be used to refer to the fact that people are obliged to benefit from other people. When used in this context, the idea of altruism contrast with egoism, which refers to an individual's act meant to benefit one's self. ...

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In a situation like this an ethical speculation referred to as ethical relativism is the theory that can be used. Ethical relativism is the theory that maintains that ethics is relative to the standard of one's customs. ... With that being said many things lawful is not essentially ethical and everything ethical may not be lawful. ... His reasoning comes from the teleological ethical system known as Utilitarianism. ... This can be deemed as ethical formalism in the deontological system. ...

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Nutriset is faced with ethical dilemmas related to its patent. ... Ethical Dilemma The ethical dilemma Nutriset is facing is choosing between doing what is right by the company itself and doing what is right by humanity. ... The first ethical issue related to Nutriset's dilemma is trust. ... Another ethical issue facing Nutriset is loyalty to the cause. ... There could be a question of egoism, because some companies could see this as an opportunity for increased profits. ...

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In this paper, I will examine whether the death penalty is or is not ethical. ... There must be examination of other considerations in order to evaluate the ethical correctness of capital punishment. ... Perhaps that is the true ethical issue concerning capital crimes. There are different ethical theories with which one can look at capital punishment. ... According to Mosser (2010), a relativist sees ethical issues as relative to one's cultural perspective. ...

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Cloning oneself would be egoism made manifest. ... (Kass, Cloning Humans Is Not Ethical) For a successful human to be created, thousands of unsuccessful trials would have to be conducted, making the scientist a murderer. ... While the discovery offers "potential benefits" for animal and drug research, the president said in a letter to the commission's chairman that it raises "serious ethical" questions if the technology is used on humans. ...

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We have moral and ethical framework to rest on what DesCartes calls the Devine Command theory of ethics. ... This gives rise to ethical egoism, where "good"" is just an individual satisfying as many of his or her desires as possible, compatible with some agreement that we will sacrifice some satisfaction for the sake of safety and consideration for other people, as in a social contract with society. ... Utilitarianism, simply defined is an ethical doctrine in which the greatest virtue is based upon conduct being directed toward the promotion of the greatest happiness of the largest number of...

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The subject of legalizing marijuana has been an ongoing debate for decades. But America is getting closer to having the ban on the "devil's weed"" lifted, with approximately eight states now allowing marijuana for medicinal purposes. While the use of marijuana has been connected to a rise in crimina...

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This paper reviews the ethical standing of its characters and how those ethical standings can evolve or change for a person. ... Egoism seems to be the mode of ethics for Idgie in the beginning of the movie. ...

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Utilitarianism John Stuart Mill is an act-utilitarian and is most likely to support an act as right if it is likely to produce the most good for the most people. On "don't kill", it would depend on the situation. If a lot of people would be happy from the killing of one person then this rule can...

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