Document Type
Thesis
Degree
Master of Arts
Major
Philosophy
Date of Defense
4-29-2013
Graduate Advisor
Eric Wiland, Ph.D.
Committee
Eric Wiland, Ph.D.
John Brunero, Ph.D.
Waldemar Rohloff, Ph.D.
Abstract
In this essay, I will argue that there are moral requirements which are requirements of practical reason that apply to all agents independent of their motives. First, I will outline the argument for the thesis of reason internalism and then briefly set up the resulting problem for the rational authority of morality. To resolve this problem, I will argue for a principle of reason transmission. From this principle, I will argue that there are cases in which agents fail to have a reason for action, regardless of their motivations. Further, I argue that these are universal requirements. Thus, I conclude that there are actions that rationality requires all agents not to do.
OCLC Number
849739543
Recommended Citation
Barrett, Kyle Stewart, "The Rational Authority of Morality: Reason Internalism and Negative Duties" (2013). Theses. 255.
https://irl.umsl.edu/thesis/255