Abstract
More and more people seem to think that constructivism - in political philosophy, in moral philosophy, and perhaps in practical reasoning most generally - is the way to go. And yet it is surprisingly hard to even characterize the view. In this paper, I go to some lengths trying to capture the essence of a constructivist position - mostly in the realm of practical reason - and to pinpoint its theoretical attractions. I then give some reason to suspect that there cannot be a coherent constructivist view about practical reason as a whole, at least not if it is to be interestingly constructivist, in a sense I make reasonably precise.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 319-339 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Philosophical Explorations |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Sep 2009 |
Keywords
- Korsgaard
- constructivism
- metaethics
- practical reason
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