The utilitarian rejects which one of the following claims of the ethical egoist?
A) The consequences of an action determine if it is right or wrong.
B) There are objectively correct answers in ethics.
C) People only have a moral obligation to be concerned about their own self-interest.
D) It is impossible for an action to be morally obligatory if it makes no one happy.

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The utilitarian believes that actions should be chosen based on their ability to maximize overall happiness, whereas the ethical egoist believes that individuals should only be concerned with their own self-interest. Therefore, the utilitarian would reject the claim that people only have a moral obligation to be concerned about their own self-interest.

The Utilitarian Rejects Which One of the Following Claims of the Ethical