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34Altruism versus self-interest: Sometimes a false dichotomy*: Neera Kapur BadhwarSocial Philosophy and Policy 10 (1): 90-117. 1993.In the moral philosophy of the last two centuries, altruism of one kind or another has typically been regarded as identical with moral concern. When self-regarding duties have been recognized, motivation by duty has been sharply distinguished from motivation by self-interest . Accordingly, from Kant, Mill, and Sidgwick to Rawls, Nagel, and Gauthier, concern for our own interests, whether long-term or short-term, has typically been regarded as intrinsically nonmoral. So, for example, although Tho…Read more
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19Review of William S. Hamrick, Kindness and the Good Society: Connections of the Heart (review)Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews 2002 (9). 2002.
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16Review of Martha Nussbaum and Jonathan Glover: Women, Culture and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities. (review)Ethics 107 (4): 725-729. 1997.
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15Book Review:Women, Culture and Development: A Study of Human Capabilities. Martha Nussbaum, Jonathan Glover (review)Ethics 107 (4): 725-. 1997.
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12Autonomy, Liberty, and UtilityDialogue 28 (3): 487-. 1989.Lawrence Haworth's book, Autonomy, discusses “Autonomy as a Psychological Idea”, and “Autonomy as a Normative Idea”. Part 1 discusses autonomy in relation to rationality, agency, and responsibility, defends it against Skinnerian sceptics, and outlines a theory of autonomous decision-making and the autonomous task environment. Haworth's conception of autonomy integrates and builds on the concepts of S. I. Benn, G. Dworkin, H. Frankfurt, and R. W. White. Part 2 centres on social/political theory, …Read more
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6Do All Interesting Experiences Add to the Quality of Life?Journal of Philosophical Research 48 247-251. 2023.In “ReImagining the Quality of Life,” Lorraine Besser challenges the frameworks typically used for evaluating the quality of people’s lives, especially those with Alzheimer’s disease or those in minimally conscious states (MCS). These frameworks rely on two standards: agency and sentience. The first assumes that the absence of agency makes a life prudentially worthless (worthless to the individual whose life it is), because cognitive activity is prudentially valuable “only when it reflects agenc…Read more
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4The nature and significance of friendshipIn Friendship: A Philosophical Reader, Cornell University Press. 1993.
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The Ethical Significance of FriendshipDissertation, University of Toronto (Canada). 1986.Friendship is a cardinal human value, and requires both the "other-regarding" and the "self-regarding" virtues. Thus an analysis of friendship can illuminate the nature of morality, and provide a test of adequacy of rival moral theories. But even when it is recognized that friendship involves virtue, the role of justice is usually ignored, thanks to the idea that justice is an impersonal, "public" virtue. But justice is crucially important in friendship, and is connected as well with benevolence…Read more
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Is Virtue Only a Means to Happiness?: An Analysis of Virtue and Happiness in Ayn Rand's WritingsReason Papers 24 27-44. 1999.
Neera K. Badhwar
University of Oklahoma
George Mason University
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George Mason UniversityMercatus CenterProfessor (Part-time)
Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
Areas of Specialization
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy, Misc |
Value Theory |
Areas of Interest
Normative Ethics |
Social and Political Philosophy |
Philosophy, Misc |
Value Theory |