{"product_id":"the-constitution-of-agency-9780199552740","title":"The Constitution of Agency","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristine M. Korsgaard is one of today''s leading moral philosophers: this volume collects ten influential papers by her on practical reason and moral psychology. Korsgaard draws on the work of important figures in the history of philosophy such as Plato, Aristotle, Kant, and Hume, showing how their ideas can inform the solution of contemporary and traditional philosophical problems, such as the foundations of morality and practical reason, the nature of agency, and the role of the emotions in action.In Part 1, The Principles of Practical Reason , Korsgaard defends the view that the principles of practical reason are constitutive principles of action. By governing our actions in accordance with Kant''s categorical imperative and the principle of instrumental reason, she argues, we take control of our own movements and so render ourselves active, self-determining beings. She criticizes rival attempts to give a normative foundation to the principles of practical reason, challenges the cl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is a refreshing piece of scholarship. * Jason Wakefield, Avello Publishing Journal *\u003cbr\u003eThis volume collects ten influential papers by Christine M. Korsgaard, one of today's leading moral philosophers... They are organized into three parts, and preceded by a very rich Introduction, which provides the framework and the basic ideas developed in the essays... As with any other work of such philosophical importance, the essays in this collection have initiated debates that will be the foci of ethics and action theory in the days to come. * Carla Bagnoli, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART ONE: THE PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICAL REASON; PART TWO: MORAL VIRTUE AND MORAL PSYCHOLOGY; PART THREE: OTHER REFLECTIONS","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767026942295,"sku":"9780199552740","price":39.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780199552740.jpg?v=1758712077","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-constitution-of-agency-9780199552740","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}