... projected results. There are no absolutes in consequentialist theory; therefore morality becomes a relative term defined by environment and actions. Two theories at opposite ends of the consequentialist spectrum are ethical egoism, which focuses on consequences that benefit the individual; and utilitarianism, which focuses on consequences that benefit the group or society of the individual ... .. Ethical egoism asserts that we are all basically selfish creatures (IEP). The justification for putting "self" first is that selfishness is the condition of the natural man. In order to ... dive...

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... to judge what he is doing as morally wrong since there is a culture where it is morally right. Similar to cultural relativism is ethical subjectivism. This theory focuses on the feelings of an individual; an individual creates his or her own morality based on their feelings. What ... nothing else that the defendant could have done given the circumstances then they are using naturalism as their defense. Egoism, as its name implies, centers on the self. Unlike ethical subjectivism, however, egoism is concerned with a person's rational self-interest. This theory does not disregard, however,...

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