Ethics paper
A 4-5 page, double spaced and typed paper on one of the following topics. In each, you are asked to state and explain the theory in question or the particular author’s views on the subject. You are also asked to spend at least one of the pages explaining and defending your own position on the matter. Accuracy, clarity, and evidence of careful thinking, as well as the cogency of your position are the crucial features in these essays.
Ethics topic of paper……
Using Ayn Rand’s excerpts as the main launching pad, explain her brand of ethical egoism. Why does she think that selfishness has unfairly received a bad reputation? What are her main criticisms of altruism? How does she wield certain narratives to defend her stance? Do you think her defense of ethical egoism is convincing? Why or why not?
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