Altruistic Motivation Beyond Altruistic Desires

Jorge Piaia Mendonca Junior

doi:10.26182/7cw6-d380

Altruistic Motivation Beyond Altruistic Desires

Jorge Piaia Mendonca Junior

School of Humanities

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In this thesis, I discuss the standard account of altruistic motivation, which is defined as an ultimate desire to increase the welfare of others. I argue that this standard account is intrinsically flawed and should be abandoned. The main problem of this account is its reliance on the notion of ultimate desire, which is a limited and unfruitful way of defining altruistic motivation. The criticism I propose is based on an interdisciplinary analysis of many aspects of the standard account, discussing its philosophical basis, its use in scientific research, its historical development, and its relation to common sense and morality.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	The University of Western Australia
Supervisors/Advisors	Wilson, Rob, Supervisor Heesen, Remco, Supervisor
Award date	8 May 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.26182/7cw6-d380
Publication status	Unpublished - 2023

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