Contemporary Moral Problems

Book Review Chapter 1: Ethical Theories:

James Rachels: Egoism and Moral Skepticism

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Amazon:

http://www.amazon.com/Contemporary-Moral-Problems-James-White/dp/0534584306/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233793391&sr=8-1

Quote:  “Actions are the right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness, wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness”

This quotation shows the meaning of action, if you act what is favor to yourself the tendency or effect for you is happiness but sometimes this happiness can affect other people because while you are happy they feel sadness.

Learning Expectation:

·         What is the meaning Egoism?

·         What is Moral Scepticism?

·         Is egoism affects the peoples life and attitude.

·         I want to know what is the true meaning and relationship of egoism in the people around the world.

·         Who is the philosopher wrote this theory and why he wrote it.

Review:

    This chapter is all about the term Egoism and Moral Scepticism. First let me discuss who is the author of this chapter, he is James Rachel, he is a professional man who is responsible in the said theory. He is also a professor of philosophy at the University of Alabama. He will show to us what the true meaning of Egoism is and what it means to be happy.

So first of all let me discuss what the meaning of egoism is, this is the theory which separated in two divisions this are psychological and ethical egoism. This two have different meaning and first this is the type of person who only cares for her/himself because of happiness he/she will do what they want to become happy without the concern of other people even if they hurt other human. The second is the vise versa of the first one because this is the type of person who are not selfish meaning they are taking care of other people feeling,

What I’ve learned:

·         I learned what is the meaning of Egoism

·         I learned the true meaning of Sceptisicm

·         I learned what is the different people and what they actually care for their own happiness

·         I learned that there is a two division of egoism

Questions:

1.   All of the people are aware what is this?

2.    Is this affect the people for their own living?

3.    Is this the key to change the world and the Human being?

4.    In our era is this actually the basis of living?

5.    Do we really need to know about this thing for the sake of all?