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Which of the following statements would you most likely hear from an Epicurean hedonist?
a. ''Maximize pleasure and minimize pain for the greatest number'' b. ''The outside world only exists only as an object of my consciousness'' c. ''Do unto others as you would have done unto you'' d. ''Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die''
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4.Which of the following theories maintains that we always act out of self-interest?
a. Ayn Rand's ethical egoism b. psychological egoism c. ethical subjectivism d. liberation ethics
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2.Psychological egoism is weak as a theory because it
a. contradicts the proven theory of sociobiology. b. assumes the existence of Gyges's ring. c. does not meet the requirements of falsifiability. d. Involves a paradigm shift.
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5.What according to Ayn Rand, is necessary for our survival as humans?
a. religion b. reason c. caring and being cared-for d. aitruism |
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3.Communitarians regard this as the basis of morality.
a. individualization b. laissez-faire capitalism c. democracy d. psychological egoism |
5.What according to Ayn Rand, is necessary for our survival as humans?
a. religion b. reason c. caring and being cared-for d. aitruism |
