Self-Constitution: Agency, Identity, and Integrity

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What questions remain unanswered?

Synthesized answer

The provided passages do not explicitly list unanswered questions. However, they do describe Korsgaard's theory of action and identity, which is based on the idea that the function of an action is to constitute the agency and identity of the person performing it [1, 2, 3]. This theory draws on the works of Plato, Aristotle, and Kant [1, 2, 3].

The passages explain that a good action is one that constitutes its agent as the autonomous and efficacious cause of her own movements, aligning with Kant's imperatives of practical reason [2]. It is also stated that only morally good action can serve the function of action, which is self-constitution [2, 3]. However, the passages do not specify any particular questions that remain unanswered within this framework.

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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.
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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.…
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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…
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