I develop and defend a maximizing theory of moral motivation: claim that consequentialists should recommend only those desires, emotions, dispositions will make the outcome best. advance conservative account motives are possible for us; say motive is an alternative if it in our psychological control. The resulting less demanding than its competitors. It also permits us to maintain many motivati...

Gowdy & Krall’s target article complements our recent theorizing on group behavior. In our comment, we elucidate complementary aspects of the two theories and highlight the importance of differentiation of selves for human groups to reap the benefits of ultrasociality. We propose that achieving optimal group outcomes depends on the differentiation of individual selves. Social scientists have lo...

Some say that we should respect the privacy of dead people. In this article, I take idea for granted and use it to motivate stronger claim sometimes ought our past selves.