The moral dimension of pre-reflective self-awareness

Rowlands offers a de-intellectualised account of personhood that is meant to secure the unity of a mental life. I argue that his characterisation also singles out a morally relevant feature of individuals. Along the same lines that the orthodox understanding of personhood reflects a fundamental prec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Monso Gil, Susana
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Repositorio:e-spacio (DSpace). Repositorio Institucional de la UNED
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:e-spacio(ds_::8b4aa24d0f3e607156820fbe0495e5b5
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14468/32701
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:11 Lógica
72 Filosofía
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Sumario:Rowlands offers a de-intellectualised account of personhood that is meant to secure the unity of a mental life. I argue that his characterisation also singles out a morally relevant feature of individuals. Along the same lines that the orthodox understanding of personhood reflects a fundamental precondition for moral agency, Rowlands’s notion provides a fundamental precondition for moral patienthood.