LHE 5650

MORLA PHILOSOPHY
SEM 2 2019/2020

SEMINAR 5

Week Topic Narratives Activity

5-6 Egoism Why is egoism critiqued as self- 1. Discuss the idea of self
serving as a normative for moral interest in defining moral
behaviour? Do you agree? behaviour?

2. Compare the idea of moral

behaviour in social morality,
Should ME be framed on the ethical
virtue ethics, utilitarianism
theory of egoism? How would a
and now egoism? Is there
curriculum for example the content,
any agreement in what is
the approach to teaching, role of
morality and how moral
the teacher and students,
behaviour should be
relationship between teacher and
framed?
student look like, how would the
classroom environment look like? 3. How do you see the
implications on the needs
for Moral Education of an
If Egoism is adopted as the moral adequate and appropriate
framework of ME in Malaysia, what ethical theory?
would be if any issues/problems in
be for example socially ?Why?
Assignment Reflective paper

What do you think about the

opposition to self-interest over self-
sacrifice as a basis of morality? For
example I ought to stay at home
during COVID 19 because I will not
be infected by the virus by others vs
I ought to stay at home so that
others will not be infected including
myself.