Christine Korsgaard Quotes
Christine Korsgaard is an American philosopher long associated with Harvard University and one of the most important contemporary interpreters of Kantian ethics. The Sources of Normativity argued that the authority of moral obligations is rooted in the reflective structure of human agency itself: rational beings must endorse the principles by which they act. The quotes below are attributed to Christine Korsgaard, organized by topic.
Christine Korsgaard on Freedom
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Attributed to Christine Korsgaard:
“Human beings are condemned to choice and action.”
Christine Korsgaard on Justice
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Attributed to Christine Korsgaard:
“Animals are not means but fellow creatures, ends in themselves.”
Christine Korsgaard on Mind
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Attributed to Christine Korsgaard:
“The reflective structure of human agency is the source of normativity.”
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Attributed to Christine Korsgaard:
“Action is the constitution of an agent.”
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Attributed to Christine Korsgaard:
“To be a person is to make yourself into a person; agency is self-constitution.”