Recognizing and Emulating Exemplars
In the present contribution I explore what is involved in recognizing and emulating exemplars, and I do so by critically engaging with the view – recently forwarded by Linda T. Zagzebski – that admiration is the key to understanding these issues. While I believe that recognizing exemplars typically...
| Published in: | Ethical perspectives |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Peeters
[2017]
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| In: |
Ethical perspectives
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zagzebski, Linda Trinkaus 1946-
/ Example
/ Immitation
/ Motivation
/ Admiration
/ Identification
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| RelBib Classification: | NCA Ethics ZD Psychology |
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| Summary: | In the present contribution I explore what is involved in recognizing and emulating exemplars, and I do so by critically engaging with the view – recently forwarded by Linda T. Zagzebski – that admiration is the key to understanding these issues. While I believe that recognizing exemplars typically involves admiration, I do not think it is sufficient. Instead, I suggest, understanding what is involved in the recognition and emulation of exemplars requires a richer account. I develop my argument in three steps. First, I engage with Zagzebski’s exemplarist moral theory and elaborate her understanding of the relationship between admiration and exemplarity on the basis of her recent work on the topic. Second, I argue why I believe that we cannot understand the recognition and emulation of exemplars by reference to admiration alone. Third, I elaborate my own account of what is involved in recognizing and emulating exemplars, which involves self-awareness, the possibility of identifying with the exemplar, and what I call ‘motivational continuity’. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1431 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ethical perspectives
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/EP.24.4.3269043 |