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Full Idea
My entire way of proceeding involves mapping connections between the sense of the self and moral visions, between identity and the good.
Gist of Idea
My aim is to map the connections between our sense of self and our moral understanding
Source
Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], Pref)
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.-3
A Reaction
An interesting project. Modern brain research supports the idea that emotions and values are tightly integrated into al thought.
| 20742 | The real subject is ethical, not cognitive [Kierkegaard] |
| 1457 | Morality requires a minimum commitment to the self [Rashdall] |
| 4002 | My aim is to map the connections between our sense of self and our moral understanding [Taylor,C] |
| 4363 | The word 'person' is useless in ethics, because what counts as a good or bad self-conscious being? [Hursthouse] |