Aliyah concedes that morality is pretty mysterious. It is ha…

Aliyah concedes that morality is pretty mysterious. It is hard to figure out where moral principles come from, how we can understand them, and how they interact. However, she believes the same is true of mathematics. Just as we believe that there are right and wrong answers to mathematical questions, we should do the same for morality. Which of the following views informs how Aliyah understands morality?

Jeremy rejects the idea that morality is based upon each ind…

Jeremy rejects the idea that morality is based upon each individual’s preferences and judgments. But he does believe it makes sense that certain past practices, such as children working in dangerous factories, were morally acceptable within their respective contexts. Jeremy is accepting which moral understanding?

Yannick Minvielle died in the midst of a terrorist attack in…

Yannick Minvielle died in the midst of a terrorist attack in Paris, France, on November 13, 2015. Minvielle was at a concert when gunmen entered the theatre and began shooting. Minvielle jumped in front of his girlfriend, saving her life by sacrificing his own. How does this tragic case relate to psychological egoism?

James truly loves playing marbles and is quite good at the g…

James truly loves playing marbles and is quite good at the game. Over time, he has realized that if he wishes to play, he cannot always play “for keepsies”—in which the winner of a round gets to keep the marbles of the opponent—because although he gets more marbles, his opponents decline to play with him again. A psychological egoist would likely conclude that James