Christine Korsgaard and Barbara Herman both argue that Kant's ethics is irreducibly action-guiding, meaning the will's rationality is only assessable through its action-determining outputs.
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Kant's ethics(as the ethical framework being discussed)
The moral philosophy of Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century German philosopher who argued that morality is based on reason and duty, not on emotions or consequences.
rationality(Traditional conception being challenged by epistemic relativists)
A cognitive virtue and hallmark of the scientific method, intimately tied to requirements of consistency, justification, warrant, and evidence for beliefs.
the will(as used in metaphysics and philosophy of mind)
Your desires, drives, and personal goals—basically what you want or need for yourself. In philosophy, 'the will' often refers to this force inside us that pushes us to pursue what we want.