Situated Objectivity: Ethical Judgment, Critique and Justification After Wittgenstein

The documentary film Mr. Death raises questions about a man's agency in denying the Holocaust. Although Korsgaard's defense of ethics provides an invaluable corrective on any reduction of forms of life to unrelenting patterns of social power, her position fails to address power at all. On the other hand, Butler's characterization of freedom in terms of power also fails to capture the range of meanings of decision. This dilemma is resolved by taking action itself as the fundamental unit of study.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Philosophy

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Roberts, Laura Kathleen

Contributors dc:contributor

• Schacht, Richard L.

• Women's Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3023183

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/87584