Self Constitution by Christine M. Korsgaard
Agency, Identity, and Integrity
It argues that persons are not pre-given entities but are constituted through the commitments, choices, and practical identities that give their lives unity; by endorsing ends and acting on reasons we effectively become the authors of our own agency. Working within a Kantian constructivist framework, it holds that moral requirements and integrity arise from the structure of practical reason and from the need for coherence among the roles and values through which we identify ourselves. The book brings together metaphysical, normative, and practical concerns to explain how autonomy, identity, and moral obligation are interrelated and how integrity is maintained or lost when commitments conflict.
- Published
- 2009
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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