... them do it, however it does imply that you can do that task. This ties into psychological and ethical egoism. Ethical egoism is the position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest. It differs from psychological ... egoism, which claims that people can only act in their self-interest. Ethical egoism holds that actions whose consequences will benefit the doer can be considered ethical. Kant would argue against both of these ideas because he believes that ... what is morally good can only be good for all people regardless of their interests and or desires. Altern...

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... it a universal maxim. One should never act in any way that they would not first be willing to make it a universal law for all to obey. For example: Is it ethical to make a promise to someone and then not keep it for any reason? If you say yes then you must be willing to concede that the rest of the world ... constant rational thought, it is by our very nature impossible. Our emotions dictate every action we take, and we all suffer in some degree or another from a type of psychological egoism. Kant state that the only way to every reach true happiness is to first possess goodwill, if the...

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