The pragmatist conception of altruism and reciprocity

Human Affairs 21 (4):437-453 (2011)
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The paper provides an account of the pragmatist philosophical conception of reciprocity and altruism based on the ontology of “panrelationalism”. The Deweyan concepts of transaction and cooperation are also outlined in some detail as well as the pragmatist (Rortyan) idea of justice. The author attempts to show that altruism is not necessarily just reciprocal but demands as its supplement (at least) altruism without reciprocation.

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Visnovsky Emil
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Justice as fairness: a restatement.John Rawls (ed.) - 2001 - Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
The possibility of altruism.Thomas Nagel - 1970 - Oxford,: Clarendon P..
Philosophy and social hope.Richard Rorty - 1999 - New York: Penguin Books.

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