2005/07/01 by Brian K. Powell · 1 voice · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · #Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics #Philosophical Ethics and Theory #Philosophy and Theoretical Science
paper · doi:10.1080/05568640509485157
openalex publication_date 2005/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
In this paper, I pursue an interpretive goal and a critical goal. My interpretive goal is to offer a clear restatement of Nagel's argument for a requirement of altruism (as found in The Possibility of Altruism). My critical goal is to explain why this argument is unsuccessful, and to make a case for the thesis that any argument of its kind must fail.