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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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Main Author: Korsgaard, Christine M. (Christine Marion)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford Univ. Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Ethics.
Practical reason.
Act (Philosophy)
Agent (Philosophy)
Morale.
Raison pratique.
Action (Philosophie)
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY > Social.
PHILOSOPHY > Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Ethics
Practical reason
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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. - ;Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation. Moral philosophy aspires to understand the fact that human actions, unlike the actions of the other animals, can be morally good or bad, right or wrong. Few.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 230 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-218) and index.
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