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Possibility of Altruism

Name: Possibility of Altruism
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Author: Thomas Nagel
ISBN: 9780691020020

by Thomas Nagel

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160 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press
14 x 21.6 x 1.2 cm

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For readers interested in moral philosophy

Shows why acting for others is a rational choice

Guides you to deeper insights on human behaviour

An insightful philosophical defence of why altruism is essential to human nature and rational action.

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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.