Egoism, Utilitarianism, And Respect
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Jason Pyrz
Phil. 283 A&V: Business
Dr. Bryan
October 20, 1997
Jason Pyrz
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All three are in practice around the world, a person can be only one of them, and each is morally right and morally wrong depending on how you look at it. I am speaking of course of the three major behavioral theories; Egoism, Utilitarianism, and Respect for Persons. Each of them is justified within itself, however when viewed from another theories' perspective, it may be morally wrong. To better understand the way this works, we will take a look at the three theories separately, and then I will defend the theory I think is most acceptable for everyone to live by.
To begin with...