essay "Egoism and Altruism"
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"Egoism and Altruism" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines the tension between self-interest and moral concern for others within debates about personal identity and ethical motivation.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: essay "Egoism and Altruism" Context triple: [Problems of the Self, hasPart, essay "Egoism and Altruism"]
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"The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
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essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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book "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuine moral concern for others.
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Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
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The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: essay "Egoism and Altruism" Target entity description: "Egoism and Altruism" is a philosophical essay by Bernard Williams that critically examines the tension between self-interest and moral concern for others within debates about personal identity and ethical motivation.
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A.
"The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuinely altruistic motivation against egoistic theories of practical reason.
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B.
essay "Duty and Interest"
"Duty and Interest" is a seminal moral philosophy essay by H. A. Prichard that challenges consequentialist accounts of ethics and defends the irreducible, intuitive nature of moral obligation.
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C.
book "The Possibility of Altruism"
"The Possibility of Altruism" is a philosophical work by Thomas Nagel that argues for the rational basis of genuine moral concern for others.
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D.
Famine, Affluence, and Morality
Famine, Affluence, and Morality is a highly influential 1972 essay by philosopher Peter Singer that argues affluent individuals have a strong moral obligation to prevent suffering and death from poverty when they can do so at relatively little cost to themselves.
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E.
The Economics of Altruism
The Economics of Altruism is a scholarly work by economist Stefano Zamagni that analyzes how altruistic behavior and ethical considerations can be incorporated into economic theory and practice.
- F. None of above. chosen
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