The Possibility of AltruismJust 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. |
Contents
The Foundation of Morals | 3 |
The Traditional Controversy | 7 |
The Solution | 13 |
Necessity and Interpretation | 18 |
SUBJECTIVE REASONS AND PRUDENCE | 25 |
Desires | 27 |
Prudent Motives and the Present | 33 |
Reasons | 47 |
OBJECTIVE REASONS AND ALTRUISM | 77 |
Altruism The Intuitive Issue | 79 |
Objective Reasons | 90 |
Solipsism Dissociation and the Impersonal Standpoint | 99 |
The Interpretation of Objective Reasons | 116 |
The Consequences | 125 |
Conclusion | 143 |
| 147 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
acceptance acknowledge altruism apply appropriate argue argument asserted behaviour believe C. D. Broad circumstances claims combinatorial principles conception of oneself concern conclusion conflicts consequences considerations dated reasons depends derivative dissociation egoism entails ethical ethical egoism example explain facie reasons fact factor first-person formal free agent-variable future desires future interests future object G. E. Moore goals grammatical person impersonal standpoint individual influence interests internalist intuitions matter means ment moral moti motivational content objectification objective principles objective reasons objective value occurrence one's operation personal judgment position possible practical judgment practical principle practical reason present desires present tense problem promote an end prudence prudential desire prudential reasons reason to act reason to promote reasons for action reasons stemming regard relation relevant Robert Nozick scepticism self-interest sense simply situation solipsism someone sonal speak Italian specify subjective temporal neutrality tenseless tenselessly theory things timeless reasons tion true yield