True/False Quiz

Rachels claims that the popular objection to ethical egoism – that it cannot be universalized – successfully refutes the doctrine.

Rachels maintains that people never voluntarily do anything except what they want to do.

Rachels notes that it is the object of a want that determines whether it is selfish or not.

According to Rachels, selfishness and self-interest are not the same.

Rachels argues that if someone desires the welfare and happiness of another person, this does not mean that this satisfaction is the object of his desire.

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