A true ethical egoist chooses actions that
A) are exceptionally altruistic.
B) lead him to self-indulgent or reckless behavior.
C) provide him with whatever he wants.
D) promote his own self-interests.

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Ethical egoism is the normative ethical position that moral agents ought to do what is in their own self-interest. It differs from psychological egoism, which claims that people can only act in their self-interest. Ethical egoists believe that actions are morally right if they promote the agent's own self-interest, making option D the correct answer.

A True Ethical Egoist Chooses Actions That