This document discusses the concepts of impartiality and partiality in ethics. It begins by defining impartiality as considering oneself and one's loved ones as no more special than any other person from a moral perspective. It then examines the demands of impartiality according to consequentialist and deontological theories, which require acting only based on impartial reasons without regard for personal concerns. The document notes that impartiality is seen as an essential component of modern moral philosophy but that it is also accused of being too demanding by refusing to allow personal concerns. It introduces the concepts of agent-relative and agent-neutral reasons. It discusses Thomas Nagel's view of occupying both an individual and impersonal standpoint in ethics. Finally, it considers