Which ethical approach is guided by what will result in the individual's best long-term interests, aligning with everyone's self-interest?

• A. Individual Approach
• B. Moral-Rights Approach
• C. Justice Approach
• D. Analytical Style of Decision Making

Answer: (A)

Evaluating ethics from the perspective of the individual’s long-term interests. This approach says an action is ethical if it best serves the decision-maker's own lasting benefits. When people act in their own long-term self-interest, the collective effect can resemble a situation where everyone’s self-interest is aligned, which is why this framework is described that way. The other options focus on rights, fairness, or a decision-making process rather than on personal self-interest as the ethical benchmark. So the best answer is the option that centers on the individual's enduring self-interest, because it directly ties ethical judgment to the long-term outcomes for the person making the decision, and, in social terms, can align with others' self-interests.