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Personal Integrity, Morality and Psychological Well-Being: Justifying the Demands of Morality

Personal Integrity, Morality and Psychological Well-Being: Justifying the Demands of Morality <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Most moral theories purport to make claims upon agents, yet often it is not clear why those claims are ones that can be justifiably demanded of agents. In this paper, I develop a justification of moral requirements that explains why it is that morality makes legitimate claims on agents. This justification is grounded in the idea that there is an essential connection between morality and psychological well-being. I go on to suggest how, using this justification as a springboard, we might be able to develop a viable theory of moral requirements that maintains the strict and demanding status we take to be distinctive of moral requirements, yet avoids worries of alienation.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Moral Philosophy Brill

Personal Integrity, Morality and Psychological Well-Being: Justifying the Demands of Morality

Besser-Jones, Lorraine
Journal of Moral Philosophy , Volume 5 (3): 361 – Jan 1, 2008
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Brill
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© 2008 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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1740-4681
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1745-5243
DOI
10.1163/174552408X369718
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Most moral theories purport to make claims upon agents, yet often it is not clear why those claims are ones that can be justifiably demanded of agents. In this paper, I develop a justification of moral requirements that explains why it is that morality makes legitimate claims on agents. This justification is grounded in the idea that there is an essential connection between morality and psychological well-being. I go on to suggest how, using this justification as a springboard, we might be able to develop a viable theory of moral requirements that maintains the strict and demanding status we take to be distinctive of moral requirements, yet avoids worries of alienation.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Journal of Moral Philosophy – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2008

Keywords: OBLIGATION; MORAL MOTIVATION; PERSONAL INTEGRITY; PRIDE; WELL-BEING; ALIENATION

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