The Sources of Normativity
Cambridge University Press (1996)
| Abstract | Ethical concepts are, or purport to be, normative. They make claims on us: they command, oblige, recommend, or guide. Or at least when we invoke them, we make claims on one another; but where does their authority over us - or ours over one another - come from? Christine Korsgaard identifies four accounts of the source of normativity that have been advocated by modern moral philosophers: voluntarism, realism, reflective endorsement, and the appeal to autonomy. She traces their history, showing how each developed in response to the prior one and comparing their early versions with those on the contemporary philosophical scene. Kant's theory that normativity springs from our own autonomy emerges as a synthesis of the other three, and Korsgaard concludes with her own version of the Kantian account. Her discussion is followed by commentary from G. A. Cohen, Raymond Geuss, Thomas Nagel, and Bernard Williams, and a reply by Korsgaard. | |||||||||
| Keywords | Normativity (Ethics | |||||||||
| Categories | ||||||||||
| Buy the book | $27.42 direct from Amazon (15% off) Amazon page | |||||||||
| Call number | BJ1458.3.K67 1996 | |||||||||
| ISBN(s) | 052155960X 9780521559607 | |||||||||
| Options |
|
|||||||||
Download options| PhilPapers Archive |
Upload a copy of this paper Check publisher's policy on self-archival Papers currently archived: 5,631 |
| External links |
  Try with proxy. |
| Through your library | Configure |
Similar books and articlesKrist Vaesen (2006). How Norms in Technology Ought to Be Interpreted. Techne 10 (1):117-133.
Ruth Chang (2009). Voluntarist Reasons and the Sources of Normativity. In David Sobel & Steven Wall (eds.), Reasons for Action. Cambridge University Press.
Tea Logar (2005). Moral Obligations and Practical Identities. Croatian Journal of Philosophy 5 (14):359-372.
David Cummiskey (2011). Korsgaard's Rejection of Consequentialism. Metaphilosophy 42 (4):360-367.
Joshua Gert (2002). Korsgaard's Private-Reasons Argument. Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 64 (2):303-324.
Ken O'Day (1998). Normativity and Interpersonal Reasons. Ethical Theory and Moral Practice 1 (1):61-87.
Michael Smith (1999). Search for the Source. Philosophical Quarterly 49 (196):384–394.
Analytics
Monthly downloads |
Added to index2009-01-28Total downloads85 ( #8,630 of 548,973 )Recent downloads (6 months)6 ( #12,296 of 548,973 )How can I increase my downloads? |
My notes
Discussion
