"what matters impartially"
Not only is it unclear how impartial we should be; it's unclear what would make an answer to this question the right one. Is there a single correct way for everyone to strike the balance between what he cares about personally and what matters impartially? Or will the answer vary from person to person depending on the strength of their different motives?
[What does it all mean? Nagel, Chapter VII]
How should I understand the words "what matters impartially"? I think it means "what is important equally for everyone? Is my understanding correct?
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Impartially refers to strike the balance , not what matters . Perhaps it would help if I re-wrote the sentence as: Is there a single correct way for everyone to strike the balance impartially between what he cares about personally and what matters ?
- Impartially refers to strike the balance , not what matters .
- Perhaps it would help if I re-wrote the sentence as: Is there a single correct way for everyone to strike the balance impartially between what he cares about personally and what matters ?
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Impartially refers to strike the balance, not what matters. Perhaps it would help if I re-wrote the sentence as:
Is there a single correct way for everyone to strike the balance impartially between what he cares about personally and what matters?
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Something like that. I might have said "what matters absolutely". This Nagel picks some odd ways of putting things.
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