The Possibility of Altruism

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Princeton University Press, 1978 - Altruism - 148 pages

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.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Possibility of Altruism
Princeton paperbacks
AuthorThomas Nagel
Editionreprint
PublisherPrinceton University Press, 1978
ISBN0691072310, 9780691072319
Length148 pages
  
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