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James Rachels : Egoism and Moral Sceptism

What I Expect to learn :


I expect to learn the meaning of Egoism and Sceptism thou the idea is there and
I want to enhance my knowledge in knowing Egoism and Sceptism true meaning.
Review
The chapter mentioned that Egoism is a motivation that favorable views of one
self, Sceptism is loosely donate any question attitude. Rachel differentiate Ego
ism and Sceptism's true meaning.
Rachel concludes that pychological Egoism holds all human actions are for se
lf-interest people do only act which boost their desire that would motivate them
with their own will. It also shows the result of becoming selfishness that will
act the situational circumstances.
Sceptism that is mentioned in the chapter is said to be a conjectures that
is we never to give up an assertion. Everyone has the right to choose in approac
h in accepting, rejecting or suspecting judgement on new information that requir
es the new information to be well supported by argument or evidence.
This chapter shows how the ego of an individual work and because of that ego
, it takes conroll of a person's capability to contibute to society properlly it
takes away the functionallity of an individual in society People are not always
the same or the people you think that they are, you may never know what is goin
g on in their minds. for them they do not have an obligation on anything but onl
y to their interest, to only things that will benefit them.

What I have learned


I learned further the meaning of Egoism and Sceptism they are different bec
ause I was expecting that they have the same meaning before reading the chapter.

Integrative Questions
1.) What is the other meaning of Egoism.
2.) What is the other meaning of Sceptism.
3.) What is conjectures.
4.) Can judgment an information of new arguement?
5.) What is Boosting your desire?

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