Self Matters
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چکیده
We argue that relating to myself as me provides, such, a reason care about myself: grasping an event involves me, instead of another, makes it matter in special way. Further, this self-concern is not simply seeing some instrumental value for other ends. use our foil recent skeptical challenge view offered Setiya (2015). think the case against powered by unwarrantedly narrow construals three key notions. One notion first-personal way oneself. A account first person terms epistemic relations oneself easy overlook source non-instrumental reasons self-concern, located relation subject has herself agent. Two what be reason. And itself. show rests part on slide towards neighbouring but distinct notions egoism and selfishness. also Setiya’s self-love, capture pre-theoretical intuition cannot do justice.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Ergo
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['2330-4014']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3998/ergo.2617