Altruism and the Boundaries of Sanity

ABSTRACT I present a puzzle about our intuitive responses to two cases: saving another in an emergency versus donating all of one's organs to save strangers in ordinary circumstances. We have different reactions to the two types of cases. But are there morally relevant differences here, and if so, what are they?

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Philosophy &amp Public Affairs
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2025-10-26
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https://doi.org/10.1111/papa.70007
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Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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Altruism and the Boundaries of Sanity

Iskra Fileva
Philosophy &amp Public Affairs
Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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Altruism and the Boundaries of Sanity

Iskra Fileva
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ABSTRACT I present a puzzle about our intuitive responses to two cases: saving another in an emergency versus donating all of one's organs to save strangers in ordinary circumstances. We have different reactions to the two types of cases. But are there morally relevant differences here, and if so, what are they?

Philosophy &amp Public AffairsVol. 54(1)
University of Colorado Boulder (US), University of Colorado System (US)
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Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
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