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The beloved self : morality and the challenge from egoism /

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'The Beloved Self' is about the holy grail of moral philosophy : an argument against egoism that proves that we all have reasons to be moral. Hills suggests that egoism is not epistemically rational, offers a new theory of moral understanding, and examines the nature of moral action and th...

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Main Author: Hills, Alison
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Ethics > Psychological aspects.
Egoism.
Selfishness.
Psychologie morale.
Égoïsme.
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Selfishness
Egoism
Ethics > Psychological aspects
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Egoism
  • Standard egoism
  • Kantian egoism
  • Virtue egoism
  • Ambitious vindication
  • Modest vindication
  • Disagreement
  • Epistemic rationality
  • Moral understanding and morally worthy action
  • Moral testimony and moral disagreement
  • Against egoism
  • Conclusion.