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jayhills49

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Define egoism.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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Ethics involves thinking through questions concerning what we should do. Identify two examples of questions we might seek to answer using ethical thinking.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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



Answer to Question 2

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Examples from the textbook include:Is
it okay to pull the plug on a terminally ill patient?
Is it permissible to donate the organs of a deceased person who has not given permission for us to do so?
Do we have ethical obligations to future persons?
Is eating meat morally permissible?
Is drug use morally permissible?
Is suicide morally permissible?
Is it okay to lie to protect someone's feelings?



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Reply 2 on: Jun 19, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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