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- The Possibility of Altruism
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Princeton University Press
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summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. i-vi
- I. The Foundation of Morals
- pp. 3-6
- II. The Traditional Controversy
- pp. 7-12
- III. The Solution
- pp. 13-17
- IV. Necessity and Interpretation
- pp. 18-24
- V. Desires
- pp. 27-32
- VII. Reasons
- pp. 47-56
- IX. Altruism: The Intuitive Issue
- pp. 79-89
- X. Objective Reasons
- pp. 90-98
- XII. The Interpretation of Objective Reasons
- pp. 116-124
- XIII. The Consequences
- pp. 125-142
- XIV. Conclusion
- pp. 143-146
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400884490
Related ISBN(s)
9780691020020, 9780691072319
MARC Record
OCLC
979968838
Pages
160
Launched on MUSE
2018-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
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