Selfishness, Altruism, and our Future Selves
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Selfishness, Altruism, and Our Future Selves
In this article, I defend the thesis that selfishness and altruism can be intrapersonal. In doing so, I argue that the notions of intrapersonal altruism and selfishness usefully pick out behavioural patterns and have predictive value. I also argue that my thesis helps enrich our understanding of the prudential, and can subsume some interesting work in economic and psychological theory. 'Why bot...
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عنوان ژورنال: Australasian Journal of Philosophy
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0004-8402,1471-6828
DOI: 10.1080/00048400802587366