Colburn, B. (2015) Authenticity and the third-person perspective. In: Levey, G. (ed.) Authenticity, Autonomy and Multiculturalism. Series: Routledge studies in social and political thought. Routledge: New York. ISBN 9781138845213
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Abstract
In this paper, I argue for two claims: first, that authenticity is a property possessed only by those preferences and commitments whose satisfaction contributes to our lives going well; and secondly, that our preferences are authentic just in case they do not have covert explanations, which is to say when the true third-personal explanation of our preferences is necessarily hidden from our first-person perspective.
| Item Type: | Book Sections |
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| Keywords: | Autonomy, authenticity, multiculturalism, preference, well-being. |
| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Colburn, Professor Ben |
| Authors: | Colburn, B. |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BJ Ethics J Political Science > JC Political theory |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > Philosophy |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISBN: | 9781138845213 |
| Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2015 Routledge |
| Publisher Policy: | Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
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