Autonomy
Volume 20
Part 2
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Part of Social Philosophy and Policy
- Editors:
- Ellen Frankel Paul, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
- Fred D. Miller, Jr, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
- Jeffrey Paul, Bowling Green State University, Ohio
- Date Published: April 2011
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As a central concept in moral and political philosophy, "autonomy" is generally understood as some form of self-governance or self-direction. Certain Stoics, modern philosophers such as Spinoza, and, most importantly, Immanuel Kant, are among the great philosophers who have offered important insights on the concept. Some theorists analyze autonomy as it relates to the self being moved by its higher-order desires. Others argue that it must be understood as it relates to acting from reason or from a sense of moral duty independent of passion. The essays in this volume analyze the concept and role of autonomy in philosophy as well as their implications in public policy.
Read more- This collection can be used as a textbook for classes in ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics, and cognitive psychology at graduate/advanced undergraduate levels
- Thirteen distinguished scholars examine the concept of autonomy and its role in moral and political philosophy, as well as implications for public policy
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'this book brings together an impressive array of academic expertise whose contributions cover historical, ethical, political and even psychological perspectives of the concept and its application.' The Philosophical Quarterly
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- Date Published: April 2011
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Table of Contents
1. Stoic autonomy John M. Cooper
2. Autonomous autonomy: Spinoza on autonomy, perfectionism, and politics Douglas Den Uyl
3. Kant on the theory and practice of autonomy Paul Guyer
4. How much should we value autonomy? Marina Oshana
5. Autonomy, duress, and coercion James Stacey Taylor
6. Autonomy and hierarchy Michael E. Bratman
7. Reason and autonomy Keith Lehrer
8. Identification, the self, and autonomy Bernard Berofsky
9. Some tensions between autonomy and self-governance Jonathan Jacobs
10. Autonomy from the viewpoint of teleological behaviorism Howard Rachlin
11. The paradox of group autonomy Christopher Heath Wellman
12. Abortion, autonomy, and control over one's body John Martin Fischer
13. Freedom as a political ideal Steven Wall.
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