Korsgaard's Expanded Regress Argument
Abstract In this discussion note, I aim to reconstruct and assess Korsgaard's recent attempt to extend her regress argument. I begin, in section 1, with a brief recapitulation of the regress argument. Then, in section 2, I turn to the extension. I argue that the extension does not work because...
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| Language: | English |
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Universidade Estadual de Campinas
2023-07-01
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-60452023000200040&tlng=en |
| Summary: | Abstract In this discussion note, I aim to reconstruct and assess Korsgaard's recent attempt to extend her regress argument. I begin, in section 1, with a brief recapitulation of the regress argument. Then, in section 2, I turn to the extension. I argue that the extension does not work because Korsgaard cannot rule out the possibility--a possibility for which there is both empirical evidence and argumentative pressure coming directly from the original regress--that we value animality in ourselves qua animality of rational beings. |
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| ISSN: | 2317-630X |