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    Supports→The self-conceit worry may be lessened if the argument leads one to value something general about oneself, such as humanity or personhood, rather than anything particular to the individual.

    The argument could instead lead one to value something general, such as one's humanity or personhood.

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    There are some dangers in this argument, however. One, which Korsgaard considers, is that it might lead to ‘self-conceit’ (Korsgaard 1998: 54. Cf. also Korsgaard 1996: 249–50): that is, I might conclude from this that I am supremely valuable, simply as Bob Stern, which could obviously then get in the way of my ethical treatment of others. But, this worry might be lessened by the thought that while the argument gets me to see that I must find something valuable about me, it need not be anything a

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