Browsing FAS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "normativity"
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Introduction to The Constitution of Agency
(Oxford University Press, 2008)This introductory chapter summarizes the themes of the book. It explains the general idea of self-constitution: that we constitute our agency by choosing our actions in accordance with the principles of practical reason. ... -
John Rawls: Between Two Enlightenments
(SAGE Publications, 2007)John Rawls shares the Enlightenment’s commitment to finding moral and political principles which can be reflectively endorsed by all individuals autonomously. He usually presents reflective autonomy in Kantian, rationalist ... -
The Myth of Egoism
(Oxford University Press, 2008)Many philosophers believe there is a principle of practical reason directing the individual to maximize the satisfaction of his own interests. This belief is supposedly compatible with the views that all practical reasons ... -
The Normativity of Instrumental Reason
(Oxford University Press, 2008)Most philosophers think it uncontroversial that practical reason requires us to take the means to our ends, but have been silent about the normative foundation of this requirement. The interesting question, almost everyone ... -
Problems of Intellectualism: Raz on Reason and Its Objects
(Hart Publishing, 2011)