Abstract:Even am orallyg ood practical agent does not act solelyf rom ther ecognition of the abstract demands of moral duty.Often, she actst os atisfy desires for particular ends that are not intrinsicallym oral. But if freedom, as Kant claims, consists in acting from universal principles one adopts from respect for the moral law, how can agents freely act to satisfy desires for particulare nds? The standard answer to this question, the so-called Incorporation Thesis, is, Ia rgue, unsatisfactory both as an interpretati… Show more
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