Kantian moral theory and the destruction of the self

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In Kantian Moral Theory and the Destruction of the Self, Sandra Fairbanks defends Kantian moral theory against the criticisms that allege adherence to Kantian morality damages, even destroys, an agent's personality and crushes his or her hopes of having satisfying personal relationships and attaining happiness. Fairbanks argues that there is no need to polarize value theory by relegating impartial theories to the realm of justice and impersonal relationships, and partial theories to the realm of care and personal relationships. Fairbanks develops a portrait of the morally good person, broadens our conception of duty, and recasts our view of impartiality as she argues that Kant's doctrine of duties to oneself actually enhances an agent's integrity and promotes positive personal relationships and the opportunity for happiness.