Self-constitution: agency, identity, and integrity

Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation, based on a new theory of action and interaction. She proposes that the function of an action is to constitute the agency and therefore the identity of the person who does it, and that only morally...

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1. Verfasser: Korsgaard, Christine M. 1952- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford [u.a.] Oxford Univ. Press 2009
Ausgabe:1. publ.
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Zusammenfassung:Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation, based on a new theory of action and interaction. She proposes that the function of an action is to constitute the agency and therefore the identity of the person who does it, and that only morally good action can serve this function.
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index. - Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Beschreibung:XIV, 230 S.
ISBN:9780199552801
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