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23. Ethics / D. Deontological Ethics / 4. Categorical Imperative

4004	Consistency presupposes intrinsic description [Taylor,C]
	Full Idea: The issue of consistency presupposes intrinsic description.
	From: Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], §1.1)
	A reaction: This may be the key criticism of Kant. The so-called 'maxim' of an action can be almost infinitely re-expressed to suit the agent.