Ideas from 'Equality and Partiality' by Thomas Nagel [1991], by Theme Structure

[found in 'Equality and Partiality' by Nagel,Thomas [OUP 1995,0-19-509839-0]].

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20. Action / C. Motives for Action / 5. Action Dilemmas / c. Omissions

6479	Noninterference requires justification as much as interference does

22. Metaethics / A. Ethics Foundations / 1. Nature of Ethics / a. Preconditions for ethics

6450	Morality must be motivating, and not because of pre-moral motives

23. Ethics / B. Contract Ethics / 6. Game Theory

6447	Game theory misses out the motivation arising from the impersonal standpoint

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 3. Universalisability

6446	In ethics we abstract from our identity, but not from our humanity

23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative

6477	I can only universalise a maxim if everyone else could also universalise it

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 6. Liberalism / c. Liberal equality

6448	A legitimate system is one accepted as both impartial and reasonably partial

25. Social Practice / B. Equalities / 2. Political equality

6478	Democracy is opposed to equality, if the poor are not a majority