Question 1

Pojman holds that the primitive notion of reciprocity seems necessary in a world like ours.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Pojman, personal egoism is a description of

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A)   a moral theory.
B)   a personality type.
C)   human nature.
D)   altruism.

Question 3

Can the ethical egoist make his or her views public? If you follow Rand, should you let others know where you stand? Should you persuade them to be egoists? If the egoist cannot make his theory public, does this disqualify it as a genuine ethical theory?

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Question 4

Kurt Baier argues that ethical egoism cannot be correct because it cannot provide solutions to conflicts of interests.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Glaucon tries to show that compared to the seemingly unjust but actually just man, the seemingly just but actually unjust man is

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A)   less happy.
B)   equally happy.
C)   confused.
D)   happier.

Question 6

Pojman says that ethical egoism is an overreaction to the

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A)   sucker altruism of the morality of self-effacement.
B)   extremes of moral relativism.
C)   common morality of egocentrism.
D)   altruism of egoism.

Question 7

The paradox of egoism is that to reach the goal of egoism, one must give up egoism and become an altruist.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 8

Rand holds that a person needs a code of morality for the purpose of

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A)   self-sacrifice.
B)   altruism.
C)   suffering.
D)   self-preservation.

Question 9

Critics charge that ethical egoism

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A)   is not consistent with religious faith.
B)   does not promote altruism.
C)   is not useful.
D)   is not consistent with commonsense moral judgments.

Question 10

Rand believes that under a morality of sacrifice, the first value you sacrifice is morality; the next is

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A)   self-esteem.
B)   guilt.
C)   pain.
D)   the good of others. A

Question 11

Pojman says that the publicity argument actually supports Rand's position.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Identify the three arguments against ethical egoism. Which of them, if any, refutes ethical egoism?

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The three main arguments against ethical egoism are:

1. Ethical egoism is selfish and promotes individualistic behavior at the expense of others.
2. Ethical egoism does not account for the well-being of others and can lead to harmful or unjust actions.
3. Ethical egoism is not a sustainable moral theory as it does not provide a basis for cooperation and societal harmony.

Of these arguments, the second one is the most compelling refutation of ethical egoism. It highlights the potential harm and injustice that can result from prioritizing one's own self-interest above all else. This argument suggests that ethical egoism fails to consider the well-being and rights of others, and therefore cannot be a valid ethical theory. The other arguments also raise valid concerns, but the second argument directly challenges the core principle of ethical egoism and undermines its moral validity.

Question 13

Socrates believes that it pays for a person to be perfectly unjust as long as they appear to be just.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Plato's dialogue, which would you choose to be, Glaucon's good but suffering person or his bad but successful person? Is there a third alternative?

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In Plato's dialogue "The Republic," part...

Question 15

According to James Rachels, the problem with Ayn Rand's argument for ethical egoism is that it

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A)   relies on picturing the alternatives to egoism in an extreme way.
B)   is unclear.
C)   cannot be refuted.
D)   relies on ad hominem attacks.

Question 16

Ethical egoism requires that one avoid actions that help others.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In her books, Ayn Rand argues that selfishness is a virtue.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Pojman maintains that the main argument for ethical egoism

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A)   rests on psychological egoism.
B)   rests on utilitarianism.
C)   rests on altruism.
D)   denies self-interest.

Question 19

Glaucon says that the perfectly unjust man is one who

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A)   seems unjust but is just.
B)   seems just but is unjust.
C)   appears unjust and is unjust.
D)   appears just and is just.

Question 20

Rachels writes that some philosophers have argued that ethical egoism is

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A)   anti-religious.
B)   un-American.
C)   logically inconsistent.
D)   indecent.

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