Kosgaard And Korsgaard

In Christine Korsgaard’s “Morality and Distinctiveness of Human Action” she tries to show how humans are different than other animals. She believes that through normative self-government and the process by which we decide to perform actions are the main thing that separates us. In the process Korsgaard argues against Veneer Theory. In her argument she points to the term “ought” to separate humans from animals. Animals act solely on instinct, desire and emotion while humans act based on principles and values. Humans are governed by how other humans judge their actions. Someone who believes in Veneer Theory would argue against her belief that humans act on principles instead of desire. A Veneer Theorist would argue that when people appear