Autonomy, History, and the Origins of Our Desires
Abstract A popular view among autonomy theorists is that facts about the history of a person's desires, and specifically facts about how they were formed or acquired, matter crucially to her autonomy. I argue that while there is an important relationship between a person's autonomy and the...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2011
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Journal of moral philosophy
Jahr: 2011, Band: 8, Heft: 3, Seiten: 415-434 |
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ORIGINS
B DESIRES B MELE B Autonomy B History |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract A popular view among autonomy theorists is that facts about the history of a person's desires, and specifically facts about how they were formed or acquired, matter crucially to her autonomy. I argue that while there is an important relationship between a person's autonomy and the history of her desires, a person's autonomy does not depend on how her desires were formed or acquired. I argue that a desire's autonomy lies not in its origins but in whether its bearer has a history of having engaged with it in the right sort of way. I argue that this view has important advantages, and no obvious disadvantages, over its historical and its non-historical rivals. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5243 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of moral philosophy
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/174552411X589026 |
