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Full Idea
Selfhood and the good, or in another way selfhood and morality, turn out to be inextricably intertwined.
Gist of Idea
Selfhood and moral values are inextricably intertwined
Source
Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], §1.1)
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.3
A Reaction
This seems an inevitable convergence of three centuries of thought about personal identity and morality.