Hobbes would say no and that it is impossible to act without self-interest, Korsgaard would say it is possible to act without self-interest, but it is hard to know for sure if she thinks there are non-self-interested reasons. Going back to the scenario of helping a stranger in danger, someone who disagrees with Korsgaard could say that the person could have helped because they wanted to feel good about themselves, a clearly very self-interested reason. To this Korsgaard would probably respond that the person could have most definitely helped in self-interest, but the person did not have to. It is entirely possible for someone to help because they simply feel it is the right thing to
Hobbes would say no and that it is impossible to act without self-interest, Korsgaard would say it is possible to act without self-interest, but it is hard to know for sure if she thinks there are non-self-interested reasons. Going back to the scenario of helping a stranger in danger, someone who disagrees with Korsgaard could say that the person could have helped because they wanted to feel good about themselves, a clearly very self-interested reason. To this Korsgaard would probably respond that the person could have most definitely helped in self-interest, but the person did not have to. It is entirely possible for someone to help because they simply feel it is the right thing to