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UNINA9910808493003321 |
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Titolo |
The ethics of altruism / / edited by Jonathan Seglow |
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Portland, Or. : , : F. Cass Publishers, , 2004 |
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1-135-75489-6 |
1-135-75490-X |
9786610178230 |
0-203-68277-7 |
1-280-17823-X |
0-203-31991-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (215 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 The Ethics of Altruism: Introduction; 2 Altruism, Impartiality and Moral Demands; 3 Gratitude, Contribution and Ethical Theory; 4 Altruism, Self-Interest and the Indistinctness of Persons; 5 Between Egoism and Altruism: Outlines for a Materialist Conception of the Good; 6 Is There a Paradox of Altruism?; 7 'Are They My Poor?': The Problem of Altruism in a World of Strangers; 8 Good Samaritanism: A Matter of Justice; 9 Altruism and Freedom; 10 Canaries in the Mines?; 11 The Right to Trade in Human Body Parts; Abstracts |
Notes on ContributorsIndex; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This collection examines the nature and value of altruism as a moral virtue, restoring it to its proper place at the centre of our moral and political thinking. |
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