What is the best match?
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
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1 is correct!
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
gluttony <=> Overindulgence in food
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2 is wrong. Please try again.
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
justice (Ross) <=> Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
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3 is wrong. Please try again.
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
sloth <=> Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
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4 is wrong. Please try again.
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
egoism <=> We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
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5 is wrong. Please try again.
gluttony
{ 1 } - Overindulgence in food
{ 2 } - Upset distributions of pleasure or happiness that don't accord with merit
{ 3 } - Laziness, an excessive aversion to work
{ 4 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for ourselves. (This is ethical egoism; psychological egoism claims that people always do whatever they think will maximize good consequences for themselves.)
{ 5 } - We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
utilitarianism <=> We ought to do whatever maximizes good consequences for everyone affected by our action
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