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Questions
1. In James Rachels' view (in the article, 'Egoism and Moral Scepticism'), psychological egoism is:
A. Correct because every action is ultimately self-interested.
B. Correct, because every voluntary action implies that the person wanted to do it, so by doing it, they are satisfying their own desire.
C. Incorrect, because there is no such thing as 'the self', hence it is impossible to be selfish.
D. Incorrect, because we sometimes do things we don't want to, due to our sense of duty.
2. According to James Rachels (in 'Egoism and Moral Scepticism'), ethical egoism:
A. Cannot be refuted logically.
B. Can be shown to be logically inconsistent.
C. Is the most reasonable normative theory if understood properly.
D. Is 'ethical' because it claims that one ought to be as altruistic as possible.
3. In 'The Challenge of Cultural Relativism', James Rachels agrees with cultural relativists:
A. That we should practice tolerance of other cultures' different practices, but only to a limited extent.
B. That different cultures have fundamentally different values.
C. That no single culture ever has the right to judge any other other culture's practices.
D. That there is no independently valid standard of morality that applies to all cultures.