Constructions of Reason
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Constructions of Reason is a philosophical work by Onora O’Neill that develops a Kantian account of practical reason, autonomy, and justification in ethics and political philosophy.
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| Constructions of Reason canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical book ⓘ |
| addresses |
ethical theory
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normative authority of principles ⓘ political legitimacy ⓘ universal principles of reason ⓘ |
| author |
Onora O'Neill
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Onora O’Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Immanuel Kant’s practical philosophy ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Kantian political philosophy
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contemporary ethical theory ⓘ debates on autonomy and agency ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
instrumentalist accounts of rationality
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subjectivist accounts of practical reason ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Kantian constructivism
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autonomy as principled self-governance ⓘ normative justification ⓘ practical reasoning ⓘ public reason ⓘ |
| genre |
moral philosophy
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philosophy of practical reason ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalStance |
anti-skeptical about practical reason
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constructivist in justification ⓘ universalist in ethics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Kantian ethics
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autonomy ⓘ justification in ethics ⓘ justification in political philosophy ⓘ practical reason ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on contemporary Kantian constructivism
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linking autonomy with public justification ⓘ systematic development of a Kantian account of practical reason ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Kantian philosophy
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deontological ethics ⓘ |
| proposes | a constructivist account of justification ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Acting on Principle
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Bounds of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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