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Possibility of Altruism

Paperback • 1979 • English

Possibility of Altruism

By Thomas Nagel

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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.

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9780691020020

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

1979

Language

English

Original title

Possibility of Altruism

Format

Paperback

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