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The provided passages do not explicitly detail the practical implications of Korsgaard's theory. However, they do explain the theoretical underpinnings of her work, which could inform practical understanding.
Korsgaard proposes that the function of an action is to constitute the agency and identity of the person performing it [1, 3]. As rational beings, we are aware of and control the principles governing our actions [1]. A good action, therefore, constitutes its agent as autonomous and efficacious [1]. Autonomy is achieved through conformity to the categorical imperative, while efficacy is achieved through conformity to the hypothetical imperative [1]. In determining the effects of our actions in the world, we simultaneously determine our own identities [1]. She argues that only morally good action can fulfill this function of self-constitution [3].
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wing on the work of Plato, Aristotle, and Kant, Korsgaard proposes that the function of an action is to. constitute the agency and therefore the identity of the person who does it. As rational beings, we are aware of, and therefore in control of, the principles that govern our actions. A good action is one that constitutes its agent as the autonomous and efficacious cause of her own movements. These properties correspond, respectively, to Kant's two imperatives of practical reason. Conformity to the categorical imperative renders us autonomous, and conformity to the hypothetical imperative.…
Snippet: Drawing on the work of Plato, Aristotle, and Kant, Korsgaard proposes that the function of an action is to. constitute the agency and therefore the identity of the person who does it.
Title: Self-Constitution by Christine M. Korsgaard Description: Christine 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. -;Christine M. Korsgaard presents an account of the foundation of practical reason and moral obligation. Moral philosophy aspires to understand the fact that human actions, unlike the actions of…