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Full Idea
The issue of consistency presupposes intrinsic description.
Clarification
That is, there is one correct way to describe an action
Gist of Idea
Consistency presupposes intrinsic description
Source
Charles Taylor (Sources of the Self [1989], §1.1)
Book Ref
Taylor,Charles: 'Sources of the Self' [CUP 1992], p.7
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.