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Book SynopsisChristine 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.
Trade ReviewThe book is engaging and written in an accessible style, and it makes an important contribution to Korsgaard's neo-Kantian project. * Markus Schlosser, Philosophical Quarterly *
a truly remarkable achievement, readable, learned, humane, and passionate. It is also beautifully written. Above all, it is exciting. * Timothy Chappell, Philosophy *
Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Agency and Identity ; 2. The Metaphysics of Normativity ; 3. Formal and Substantive Principles of Reason ; 4. Practical Reason and the Unity of the Will ; 5. Autonomy & Efficacy ; 6. Expulsion from the Garden: The Transition to Humanity ; 7. The Constitutional Model ; 8. Defective Action ; 9. Integrity and Interaction ; 10. How to be a Person ; Bibliography ; Index
