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Title: The Sources of Normativity by Christine M. Korsgaard ISBN: 0-521-55960-X Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 28 June, 1996 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3.38 (8 reviews)

Rating: 2
Summary: Good questions, bad answers.
Comment: Korsgaard's intention in this book is to introduce a moral theory that includes a metaethics -- an answer both to "what is the moral thing to do," and "why should I do the moral thing?" Of these questions, she devotes substantially more attention to the latter, at the expense of a clear statement of a moral theory. Korsgaard does not give any clear way to identify the moral choice in the tough problem cases.

That said, her metaethics suffers from an early and fatal flaw -- the implicit, and false, assumption that "if we value anything, we are logically required to value the ability to value." There is no justification for this premise. Ultimately, Korsgaard fails to provide an answer to her first question, and provides a specious answer to her second.

Rating: 4
Summary: Pristine Christine
Comment: Pristine Christine, why do ya' do me like you do,
Pristine Christine, why do ya' do me like you do

You got me perfect bound, and singin' the blues

You always preachin, sayin' I got moral ends,
Say my agency's at stake,
But only so-so commitment to my friends.
Don't know what I did, now I cain't make no ammends.

Hound-doggin' me, caus I ain't formed my identity,

You sayin' "Boy --
I want nothin' to do with you till
you git' yo-self some agency!"
Oh Kantian mamma, when you gonna stop rainin' on me!

You say feelins -- dey's too in-appro-priate
But when you need some lovin' in the oven,
Baby, I'm it --
So a priori me some reason, reasonably

Oh Pristine Christine, why do ya do me like you do,
Oh Pristine Christine, why do ya thwart me like you do --
Ain't got no lovin', so I sing the Cat-o-gor-i-cal . . ..
BLUES!

Rating: 5
Summary: Best book I've read
Comment: This is one of the best books I've ever read. I recomend it to everyone.

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