SENSES OF THE

SELF
 SUBJECTIVISM
a philosophical school
of thought that argues that
moral statements are only
ever the experience and
opinion of the person saying
the statement.
ETHICAL SUBJECTIVISM
can be traced back to the
ancient Greek Philosopher
“ Protagoras” who argued that
“ Man is the measure of all
things”
Knowledge and Truth are
subjective

There are no objective

standards or criteria for
morality
MORAL SUBJECTIVISM VS. MORAL OBJECTIVISM

According to Moral Moral Objectivism

Relativism, there’ s Example: states that there is a
no objective or set of valid rules and
universal standard od
right and wrong, and
“ Killing is principles which
should be adhered to
all judgements are wrong” by all people no
equally valid. matter what.
ETHICAL SUBJECTIVISM EXAMPLES:

Telling lies is good Killing is wrong

PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM
PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM
PSYCHOLOGICAL ALTRUISM

psychological altruism is
contrasted with psychological
egoism, which refers to the
motivation to increase one's
welfare
 ETHICAL EGOISM

The normative theory that the

promotion of one's own good is
in accordance with morality.
In ethical philosophy, ethical
egoism is the normative position
that moral agents ought to act in
their own self-interest.
ETHICAL EGOISM EXAMPLES:

Choosing to invest in a Ending a

certain company
relationship
DIFFERENTIATE SUBJECTIVISM, PSYCHOLOGICAL EGOISM, AND
ETHICAL EGOISM. PROVIDE EXAMPLES TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR
EXPLANATION.