Determining Oneself and Determining One’s Self

Schramme, Thomas ORCID: 0000-0001-6319-6635 (2022) Determining Oneself and Determining One’s Self. In: Philosophical Studies Series. Philosophical Studies Series, 146 . Springer International Publishing, pp. 33-52. ISBN 9783030809904

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Abstract

In this essay, I exploit an ambiguity in the concept of self-determination. Self-de Green termination can mean to determine oneself in choices and actions or to determine one’s self. The second kind of self-determination leads to our capacity to imagine alternative selves of ourselves, which are to be actualized. This creates the basis for a normative conception of self-determination, i.e. a conception that incorporates the aspect of a right or good way to determine oneself. I defend a normative interpretation of self-determination, which is illustrated by reference to three theorists: Harry Frankfurt, Thomas Hill Green and John Stuart Mill.

Item Type:	Book Section
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of the Arts
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	21 Jan 2022 09:08
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2024 10:39
DOI:	10.1007/978-3-030-80991-1_3
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3147284