PHIL20401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Heinrich Himmler, David Buss, Coherentism
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Sarah buss- 4 more or less overlapping accounts. Coherentist conception (frankfurt)- action is autonomous if action is result of actions that cohere with agents overall point of view. Only worried about whether desires or actions cohere with your point of view. Frankfurt said relevant point of view is that have 2nd order volition about first order desires. As long as action is consistent with ur point of view you endorse the action. Not worried about how came about those desires or even if desires are at all reasonable to have. Stable network of emotional states constitutive of caring. Ex) desire for heroin that"s not integrated is result of alienation. Skeptics are worried about coercion bc these are examples of. Not addresses examples of coercion like neuroscientists controlling you or cult leader manipulating you to have second order volition. But clearly they"ve been manipulated by cult leader. Action is sufficiently responsive to your reasons for both beliefs and actions.
