Possibility of Altruism

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A01=Thomas Nagel
Altruism
Author_Thomas Nagel
Awareness
Calculation
Categorical imperative
Category=QDTQ
Concept
Consideration
Contingency (philosophy)
Counterintuitive
Criticism
David Wiggins
Delusion
Determination
Egocentric predicament
Emotivism
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
Ethical egoism
Ethics
Existence
Explanation
Explication
Externalism
Feeling
Gilbert Harman
Hypothesis
Hypothetical imperative
I Wish (manhwa)
Inference
Inquiry
Intention
Internalism and externalism
Ipso facto
Moral relativism
Morality
Motivation
Objectification
Objectivity (philosophy)
Objectivity (science)
Observation
Personal identity
Phenomenon
Philosopher
Practical reason
Prediction
Premise
Prima facie
Princeton University
Principia Ethica
Principle
Probability
Prudence
Rationality
Reality
Reason
Requirement
Result
Robert Nozick
Self-interest
Self-love
Self-Reliance
Skepticism
Solipsism
State of affairs (philosophy)
Suggestion
Sympathy
Theory
Theory of justification
Thought
Truism
Understanding
Utilitarianism
Well-being

Product details

  • ISBN 9780691020020
  • Weight: 198g
  • Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
  • Publication Date: 21 Mar 1979
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Just as there are rational requirements on thought, there are rational requirements on action. This book defends a conception of ethics, and a related conception of human nature, according to which altruism is included among the basic rational requirements on desire and action.