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Psychological egoism:
Objections
1.Self vs. self interested
2.unfalsifiable
3.Problems of language
4.Absurd consequences (Charles Manson is no worse than Mother Teresa)

Ethical Egoism:
1.Clashes with moral intuitions
2.Pro-arguments seem to assume utilitarianism
-rebuttal;And a better society will benefit
me
3.Egoism isn't even univrsalizable. An egoist's best policy is to be "in the closet"
4.You would have no reason to help anyone
5.Turns selfishness into a moral view

Relativism: Cultural, normative, moral
(descriptive theory, factual, imperial)
1.Promotes tolerance and acceptance. Morality is relative to a culture
Objections:
1."Immoral" cultural practices