The Possibility of Altruism
of Thomas Nagel
Description
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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- Format Paperback
- Pages 158 pages
- Publisher Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ)
- Publication Date March 1st 1979
- First Publication 01/01/70
- Language English
- ISBN 9780691020020
- Edition Not informed
- Category Religion & Spirituality
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