Friday, October 28, 2011

Korsgaard Did Not Believe In Human Innocence

Today, we're talking about moral obligation in debate. I should be extremely well-versed in this subject, but I have (sadly) been slacking. I mean, I have been reading, and educating myself in the works of Christine Korsgaard, Kantian philosopher. I am not her biggest fan for various reasons, only two of them aesthetic.

  1. Korsgaard relies on the element of human selfishness. and the human ability to always put themselves before others.
  2. The writing is pretentious, and even the most gifted college-educated student is unable to decipher her hieroglyphics.
  3. I really need to be able to figure her out in order to make a powerpoint presentation for my debate class.
That said, I'm slacking. It's a sad, sad, sad thing.

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