Rule-egoism says that to determine the right action you must apply the egoistic principle to individual acts. True False

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Aubrey Fletcher

3 June, 04:24

Rule-egoism says that to determine the right action you must apply the egoistic principle to individual acts. True False

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Destiney Rasmussen · Answer 1

FALSE.

In Ethics, Act-egoism Theory is the one that suggests that in order to determine the right action you must apply the egoistic principle to individual acts. The Rule-egoism Theory; however, suggests that to determine whether your action is right, you must see if the act falls under a rule that, if followed, would maximize your own interest.