The sentence “the agent-neutral value of others cannot reasonably be denied,” gave me some trouble. After reflection, I take it to mean that the value of others cannot reasonably be denied, if assessed from an agent neutral point of view. If this is not correct, the sentence could be rewritten more clearly. Or maybe I am just having a weird moment, and should have understood immediately.
The sentence “the agent-neutral value of others cannot reasonably be denied,” gave me some trouble. After reflection, I take it to mean that the value of others cannot reasonably be denied, if assessed from an agent neutral point of view. If this is not correct, the sentence could be rewritten more clearly. Or maybe I am just having a weird moment, and should have understood immediately.
I think he means something like: although maybe you should give extra weight to, say, your mom, one cannot deny that you should still have some weight on the interests of just random people that you have no connection to.
The sentence “the agent-neutral value of others cannot reasonably be denied,” gave me some trouble. After reflection, I take it to mean that the value of others cannot reasonably be denied, if assessed from an agent neutral point of view. If this is not correct, the sentence could be rewritten more clearly. Or maybe I am just having a weird moment, and should have understood immediately.
I think he means something like: although maybe you should give extra weight to, say, your mom, one cannot deny that you should still have some weight on the interests of just random people that you have no connection to.