PHILOS 2YY3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: David Hume, Immanuel Kant, Rationality
27 Sep 2016
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Lecture 3: the metaphysics of moral agency continued . Kantian conception of moral agency: you are those norms with which you actively identify. Highest-order norm of theoretical rationality: decides which norms are part of the self, that leads to actions/behaviour and which norms are not. Kantian conception of self wishes to rendered intelligibly: one"s norms cannot contradict one another. Highest-order norm of theoretical rationality makes self coherent/unified. 3 characteristics of the kantian self: present-oriented: the self is motivated by internalized norms and leads to actions in the present a. ie: i gave money to help resettle refugees because it"s who i am. Motivationally effective norms: these norms move the kantian self to action. They can be part of or not part of individual"s normative self-conception. Ie: i may identify as someone who helps others, and if it is motivationally efficacious. Motivationally ineffective norms: these norms do not move a person to action, despite the norms existing within the person.
