A Quote by Thomas Nagel

The inclusion of consequences in the conception of what we have done is an acknowledgement that we are parts of the world, but the paradoxical character of moral luck which emerges from this acknowledgement shows that we are unable to operate with such a view, for it leaves us with no one to be.

Thomas Nagel

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Thomas Nagel
Yugoslavian - Philosopher
Born: July 4, 1937

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