Abstract

MODZELEWSKI, Helena. Moral integrity as the emotional extension of self-reflection. Ideas y Valores [online]. 2017, vol.66, n.164, pp.181-201. ISSN 0120-0062.  https://doi.org/10.15446/ideasyvalores.v66n164.51069.

The purpose of the article is to define moral integrity on the basis of self-reflection, meta-emotion, and identity. Starting out from H. Frankfurt’s notion of self-reflection, the article expands his assessment of desires with the help of C. Taylor‘s concepts of strong and weak self-reflection. While it is true that emotions are relevant for motivation, it is an individual’s actions that count when assessing reflexivity. The article suggests that emotions, even when they have not materialized into actions, are relevant in determining moral identity. Likewise, it discusses meta-emotions as a type of second-order desire that is not necessarily linked to volition, but whose potential is similar to that of second-order volitions. It suggests that moral emotions, according to C. Korsgaard, be considered equivalent to meta-emotions, which, together with reasons, determine moral integrity.

Keywords : H. Frankfurt; C. Korsgaard; C Taylor; moral integrity; meta-emotion.

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