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Yolanda

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According to Hinman, some of the plausibility of psychological egoism comes from
  accepting the division between


 
 

a. self and other
  b. motive and consequences
  c. self interest and altruism
  d. duties to friends and to strangers



Question 2

There is a fundamental ambiguity at the heart of psychological egoism. This ambiguity
  involves the question of whether


 
 

a. We are our brothers keepers
  b. We have a right to government support when we fall on hard times
  c. We act selfishly or in our own self-interest
  d. All of the Above




alvinum

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Answer to Question 1

c. self interest and altruism

Answer to Question 2

c. We act selfishly or in our own self-interest



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