Define "egoism."

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Egoism is an ethical theory which says that right and wrong action depends on consequences for oneself only.

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One of Hypatia’s key teachings was

a. reason is a way to attain spiritual development. b. reason is incapable of knowing anything about reality. c. truth is subjective and relative to each individual. d. the only knowledge we can have is knowledge of the physical world.

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The idea that there is one special person somewhere in the world that is your destiny to meet and fall in love with is an example of ______

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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___________ refers to the idea that our actions, emotions, and moral beliefs cohere

and reinforce each other. a. moral integrity b. character c. virtue ethics d. ethics of care

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Who wrote, "I am, I exist, is necessarily TRUE each time that I pronounce it, or that I mentally conceive it."

A. David Hume. B. Rene Descartes. C. Gottfried Leibniz. D. Baruch Spinoza.

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