The Possibility of Altruism
The Possibility of Altruism by Thomas Nagel
English | March 21, 1979 | ISBN: 0691072310, 0691020027 | True EPUB | 156 pages | 1.8 MB
English | March 21, 1979 | ISBN: 0691072310, 0691020027 | True EPUB | 156 pages | 1.8 MB
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.