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Instructor Resource Manual – Ethics: Theory and Contemporary Issues, 9e – MacKinnon & Fiala
Questions for Further Thought
1. What do you think of the argument that universal ethical egoism is inconsistent or incoherent?
2. Can a selfish person be a moral person? Can a self-interested person be a moral person?
Explain the difference, if there is any, between being selfish and being self-interested? What
are the differences between acting prudently and acting morally?
3. Is being moral always in a person's best interest? Why or why not?
Answers to the Study Questions for
Plato, “The Ring of Gyges”
1. The ring of Gyges story means to illustrate the way a psychological egoist would behave, if he
2. Truly just persons (if there were such a thing) would divert themselves from following their
3. Parents teach their children to be just for the sake of character and reputation. Similarly,
Answers to the Study Questions for
Hobbes, “Self Love”
1. People are basically equal in the faculties of both mind and body. Even though some may be
