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Altruism, solidarity, and the nation state according to Thomas Nagel The limits of rationality as the limits of justice?

  • Publication type: Journal article
  • Journal: Éthique, politique, religions
    2020 – 1, n° 16
    . Mythes de l'intériorité, du métaphysique au politique ?
  • Author: Desbiolles (Blondine)
  • Abstract: This paper reconstructs the way Thomas Nagel connects metaphysical, epistemic and moral solipsism, and rejects them by a rationalist defence of objectivity, altruism and impartiality. It shows that these theses do not, however, lead to cosmopolitanism: Nagel limits impartial justice to solidarity and political interiority. This paper criticizes the presuppositions of this last limitation, and defends the coherence of cosmopolitanism with his anti-solipsist theses.
  • Pages: 141 to 160
  • Journal: Ethics, Politics, Religions
  • CLIL theme: 3133 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Philosophie -- Philosophie contemporaine
  • EAN: 9782406105732
  • ISBN: 978-2-406-10573-2
  • ISSN: 2271-7234
  • DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-10573-2.p.0141
  • Publisher: Classiques Garnier
  • Online publication: 06-08-2020
  • Periodicity: Biannual
  • Language: French
  • Keyword: Solipsism, points of view, objectivity, impartiality, justice, cosmopolitanism.