 While some philosophers reject the moral significance of partiality altogether, holding that morality is both fundamentally and thoroughly impartial, many agree with Nagel (1991) that morality includes both partial and impartial elements, and that neither is reducible to the other. In particular, the context of “special” or “personal” relationships constitutes an area in which it seems plausible to many to think that partiality to certain people is not frequently permissible and sometimes morally admirable and/or obligatory. There is, however, no generally accepted account of what justifies partiality in this area.