Consider amoralism and (revisionist) ethical egoism. Are these dismissive theories about ethics and human motivation accurate? That is, if not exactly true, are they even CLOSE to the truth? For instance, is it true that you should sometimes dismiss what’s ethical in favor of what benefits you? On a related note, perhaps consider the broader issue of what other people want. Should you sometimes dismiss what other people want, if it conflicts with what you want, and is doing so, in those cases, ethical? Or doesn’t it matter if it’s unethical, and if so, to what extent? Try to formulate some principles about when you should do it and when you shouldn’t.
About 1500-2000 words in order to be complete.
NOTE: If you are going to bring up topics 1 or 2 at all, then it must be the topic of your entire essay. It is not acceptable to appeal to subjectivism, relativism, egoism, etc, in defense of a thesis on another topic. Example (this is an automatic low grade): Immanuel Kant attempts to formulate moral rules that everyone should follow, but each person has their own point of view, and their own standards that are right for them. Therefore, Kant has no business trying to tell anyone what standards to follow.
Be aware that plagiarized essays will receive a failing grade. Plagiarism is presenting the words or ideas of another as if they were your own. It includes, but is not limited to:
- Copying something from the internet or a written source without proper citation.
- Changing a few words in a sentence that is otherwise copied.
- Paraphrasing material from the internet or a written source without proper citation.
