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The Possibility of Altruism

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English
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Religion & Spirituality

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.

© 2016 Princeton University Press (Ebook): 9781400884490

Release date

Ebook: 22 November 2016

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