Question

An ethical egoist might criticize a car mechanic who cheats his customers by not doing a thorough job on car repairs by saying "even if you are making a profit, what you’re doing is dishonest and so you ought not to do it."

Answer 1

Answer:

False.

Explanation:

Ethical egoism is demonstrated as the concept associated to the normative theory that promotes an individual is pre-conditioned for pursuing his/her self-interest and the moral agents must act accordingly(to maximize his/her self-interest).

As per the question, the given statement would be considered false as his statement does not reflect his self-interest which an ethical egoist being at a normative position ought to display. An ethical egoist statement will attempt to ensure that the car mechanic(moral agent) must act in his favor(reflects his self-interest) by making him(mechanic realize) that he/she is involved in an disadvantageous or harmful position. Thus, the statement would be considered false.