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Andria J. Williams Phil 022 Exam #1 9/23/03 What is Good? - A Question without Answer There are social norms in all societies that create universal laws and determine what is good and bad. The societal norms of America govern its citizen's everyday actions, but also lead them to be self-serving and individualistic. On the other hand, the norms of other countries may yield more towards the aggregate welfare of that particular country's culture and their people; however, this unity within a country's people still leaves worldly good or total aggregate good unobtainable. Psychological egoism summarizes this self-motivated search for individualistic good, through its definition, which states, "that the only thing anyone [or any group] is capable of desiring or pursuing ultimately is his own self-interest." (Pojman p.80) With this theory in mind, I argue that there is no such thing as true aggregate good. Hedonism suggests that well-being or good is based on a...

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