"The Possibility of Altruism"

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"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.

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instanceOf non-fiction book ⓘ
philosophical book ⓘ
work of moral philosophy ⓘ
academicField philosophy ⓘ
arguesAgainst egoistic theories of practical reason ⓘ
ethical egoism ⓘ
psychological egoism ⓘ
arguesFor objectivity of reasons for action ⓘ
rational basis of altruistic motivation ⓘ
author Thomas Nagel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre ethics ⓘ
moral philosophy ⓘ
philosophy of action ⓘ
hasAuthorAcademicAffiliation New York University ⓘ
Princeton University ⓘ
hasForm monograph ⓘ
hasKeyConcept agent-neutral reasons ⓘ
agent-relative reasons ⓘ
practical identity ⓘ
rational requirements of consistency ⓘ
hasPhilosophicalTradition analytic philosophy ⓘ
influenced contemporary debates on moral motivation ⓘ
contemporary debates on practical reason ⓘ
influencedBy Henry Sidgwick ⓘ
Immanuel Kant ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mainTopic altruism ⓘ
egoism ⓘ
moral motivation ⓘ
practical reason ⓘ
rationality ⓘ
notableFor critique of egoistic accounts of reasons ⓘ
defense of altruism as rational ⓘ
philosophicalDiscipline ethics ⓘ
metaethics ⓘ
philosophy of action ⓘ
publicationYear 1970 ⓘ
publisher Oxford University Press ⓘ
relatedWork Equality and Partiality ⓘ
Mortal Questions ⓘ
The View From Nowhere ⓘ
targetAudience advanced students of philosophy ⓘ
professional philosophers ⓘ

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