Vernacular altruism, as analyzed in the Kantian tradition, requires that the agent's maxim include the beneficiary's good as an end, which presupposes representational content absent in biological fitness accounts.
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Presupposes(as describing what Plantinga's argument takes for granted)
Assumes something to be true without proving it—like how an argument might presuppose that logic works, without first arguing that logic is valid.
Representational content(as what explains how our beliefs can mean something)
The ability of thoughts, mental images, or beliefs to be 'about' something in the real world—like how the thought 'it's raining' represents an actual weather condition.
Vernacular altruism(as the main subject being analyzed)
Everyday, ordinary helping and kindness toward others, as opposed to specialized or technical definitions of altruism.
agent(Economics terminology applied to medical ethics)
The party in a principal-agent relationship who is instructed to produce the good or service on the principal's behalf — in the medical context, the doctor
maxim(Kant's formulation of the categorical imperative)
The prescription of an action together with the reason for it