Rationality

Understanding rationality in its practical sense, as the most fundamental normative property applying to action, this paper is an attempt to defend the following claims:

1) That consideration of the relation between morality and rationality suggests a certain view of rationality. In particular, it suggests that we need to make a distinction between the justifying role of practical reasons, and the requiring role.

2) That the kind of rationality most relevant to morality ought not be construed as having much to do with reasoning, but as involving something more like a talent or skill.

3) That this doesn't imply that being morally good is best thought of as having a talent. Rather, it is more like having a certain taste or personality.