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    Authenticity, per Charles Taylor's expressivist account, ... — Carmelics
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    Supports→Biomedical enhancements are not less authentic than traditional methods of self-improvement.

    Authenticity, per Charles Taylor's expressivist account, requires that actions express one's deepest commitments and self-understanding, not any particular causal pathway.

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    • 1.Self-understanding is constitutive of identity; actions reflecting it express who we genuinely are, regardless of origin.
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    • 2.Focusing on causal pathways conflates authenticity with metaphysical determinism, obscuring what matters: sincere self-expression.
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    • 3.We intuitively credit someone as authentic when their actions align with their stated values, even if those values formed unpredictably.
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    • 1.Self-understanding can be illusory or self-deceived; causal pathways reveal whether commitments are genuinely ours or imposed.
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    • 2.Taylor's account risks conflating authenticity with mere sincerity; a coerced person can sincerely express induced commitments.
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    • 3.Without causal constraints, authenticity becomes unfalsifiable—any action could claim to express 'deepest commitments' retroactively.
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