On Kant, Arpaly and Practical Rationality

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In my dissertation, I develop and defend a new version of the Kantian theory of action and practical rationality.According to the Kantian theory of action, action is behavior that is genuinely guided by a series of representations which reflect the agent's understanding of what he is doing -namely, judgments about reasons for action, best judgments and choices.Moreover, one significant claim of the Kantian theory of practical rationality is the claim that rational action is action that accords with one's best judgment, and irrational action is action that goes against one's best judgment -where acting in accordance with one's best judgment is taken to be a necessary (and not sufficient) condition of rational action, whereas acting against one's best judgment is taken to be a sufficient condition of irrational action.While these claims about action and practical rationality have been taken for granted by Kantians, they have recently become the subject of much criticism by Nomy Arpaly.In

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