Books like Self-constitution
Loved Self-constitution by Christine M. Korsgaard? Here are 5 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Self-constitution →5 books
- 1Reasons and Persons
Reasons and Persons
Derek ParfitParfit's long study of personal identity and reasons asks many of the same questions about what makes a person the same over time.
- 2Moral Luck
Moral Luck
Bernard WilliamsWilliams's essays on luck, integrity and regret address the way an agent's actions shape the self, a theme close to Korsgaard's.
- 3The View from Nowhere
The View from Nowhere
Thomas NagelNagel examines the tension between the personal standpoint and objective reasons, which is the background problem for any account of practical reason.
- 4Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy
Bernard Arthur Owen WilliamsWilliams questions whether moral philosophy can ground obligation from a neutral standpoint, a challenge Korsgaard's book answers from within agency.
Books like it → - 5Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals
Immanuel KantKant's short work on the grounding of morality is the source for the Kantian project that Korsgaard develops, and it is the place to start for readers new to the tradition.
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