Thomas Nagel | Ruthlessness in Public Life
Nagel discusses the effects of public roles on personal morality and determines that a depersonalization of, or moral insularity from, one's behavior can occur when people act as agents of a larger institution. He presents the theory of obligation as a way to understand this moral peculiarity, analyzes personal and public morality of outcomes and morality of actions, concluding that personal moral restraints can guide public life even with its more impersonal and impartial goals.
-What is true for ___________, according to Nagel, applies to public ones as well.
A) moral values
B) moral principles
C) personal pleasures
D) personal obligations

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Nagel argues that personal obligations, which guide individual morality, can also apply to public roles, suggesting that personal moral restraints can influence public life.