Thomas Nagel addresses the conflict between the claims of the group and those of the individual. Nagel attempts to clarify the nature of the conflict – one of the most fundamental problems in moral and political theory – and argues that its reconciliation is the essential task of any legitimate political system.
Keywords: equality, ethics, impartiality, individual, legitimacy, moral philosophy, political philosophy, political theory, society
Print publication date: 1995 | Print ISBN-13: 9780195098396 |
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: November 2003 | DOI:10.1093/0195098390.001.0001 |