Knowing That We Can Control

Unfortunately For Ethical Egoism, The Claim That We Will All Be Better Off If Every One Of Us Does What Is In His Or Her Own Interest Is Incorrect. This Is Shown By What Are Known As "prisoner's Dilemma" Situations, Which Are Playing An Increasingly Important Role In Discussions Of Ethical Theory... At Least On The Collective Level, Therefore, Egoism Is Self-defeating - A Conclusion Well Brought Out By Parfit In His Aforementioned Reasons And Persons.

If We Are Concerned About The Exploitation Of Human Workers In Countries With Low Standards Of Worker Protection, We Should Also Be Concerned About The Treatment Of Even More Defenceless Non-human Animals.

Grain That Is Used To Feed Animals That End Up On Our Tables As Turkeys And Hams Could Have Gone To Feed Starving People.

To Protest About Bullfighting In Spain, The Eating Of Dogs In South Korea, Or The Slaughter Of Baby Seals In Canada, While Continuing To Eat Eggs From Hens Who Have Spent Their Lives Crammed Into Cages, Or Veal From Calves Who Have Been Deprived Of Their Mothers, Their Proper Diet, And The Freedom To Lie Down With Their Legs Extended, Is Like Denouncing Apertheid In South Africa While Asking Your Neighbors Not To Sell Their Houses To Blacks.

To Turn The Other Cheek Is To Teach Would-be Cheats That Cheating Pays.