Ayn Rand is a moral philosopher who argues for:

Group of answer choicesthe view that ethics must be created by the government.
altruism as the highest moral value.
irrational selfishness as the highest moral value.
rational selfishness as the highest moral value.

Question 2
10 pts
Laissez-faire capitalism is an economic theory that claims:
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that self-interest is a good economic motivator.
that competition between the self-interested is good.
business works better when government keeps out of it.
All of the above are correct in capitalism.

Question 310 pts
The social contract theory as Thomas Hobbes argued is that the natural state of humans is:
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the Garden of Eden with peace and harmony
the war of all against all.a cooperative farming system we need to restore.
a political system of democratic capitalism.

Question 4
10 pts
According to psychological egoism people naturally act:
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in ways that are always harmful to others.
against their own wants and desires.
out of their own selfish wants and desires.
out of subconscious self-hatred.

Question 5
10 pts
In ethical egoism, it is always wrong to agree with someone else about what is moral.
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True
False
Question 6
10 pts
An ethical egoist may have very strong convictions about what is right and what is wrong.
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True

False

Question 7
10 pts
Psychological or descriptive egoism holds that people:
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should be mostly self-centered or selfish.
are basically self-centered or selfish.
should always pursue their own self-interest.
are basically altruistic or self-serving.

Question 8
10 pts
According to the eText, films such as The Hunger Games illustrate how egoism and altruism are often in conflict.
Group of answer choices
True
False
Question 9
10 pts
Ethical or normative egoism holds that people:
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should be mostly self-centered or selfish.
are basically self-centered or selfish.
should always pursue their own self-interest.
are basically altruistic or self-serving.
Question 10
10 pts
If I am an ethical egoist, I cannot believe that helping another person is ever good and right.
Group of answer choices

True

False