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.
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A central idea 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 in terms of the self being moved by its higher-order desires. Others argue that autonomy must be understood in terms of acting from reason or from a sense of moral duty independent of the passions. The essays in this volume discusses the concept and role that autonomy plays in philosophy as well as its implications in public policy.
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As it is currently understood, the notion of autonomy, both as something that belongs to human beings and human nature, as such, and also as the source or basis of morality (that is, duty), is bound up inextricably with the philosophy of Kant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
agential direction, motivationally effective practical reasoning, teleological behaviorism, primacy condition, surgery variant, violinist case, impaired autonomy, retributive hatred, metamental ascent, initial practical question, violinist example, compliant victim, compliant action, motivational ambivalence, hierarchical analyses, illiberal government, action under duress, perfectionist politics, creature construction, power preference, cabin case, vicious agent, autonomous preference, motivational hierarchy, group autonomy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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As it is currently understood, the notion of autonomy, both as something that belongs to human beings and human nature, as such, and also as the source or basis of morality (that is, duty), is bound up inextricably with the philosophy of Kant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
agential direction, motivationally effective practical reasoning, teleological behaviorism, primacy condition, surgery variant, violinist case, impaired autonomy, retributive hatred, metamental ascent, initial practical question, violinist example, compliant victim, compliant action, motivational ambivalence, hierarchical analyses, illiberal government, action under duress, perfectionist politics, creature construction, power preference, cabin case, vicious agent, autonomous preference, motivational hierarchy, group autonomy Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cambridge University Press, New York, Oxford University Press, Simple Analysis, United States, Harvard University Press, Social Philosophy, Assumption of the Transitivity of Autonomy, Clarendon Press, Policy Foundation, Diogenes Laertius, Keith Lehrer, Gary Watson, Immanuel Kant, Loeb Classical Library, Adam Smith, Free French, Gerald Dworkin, The Faintest Passion, Brave New World, Four Essays, Howard Rachlin, James Stacey Taylor, Joel Feinberg, John Martin Fischer New!
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- Kant: The Metaphysics of Morals (Cambridge Texts in the History of Philosophy) by Immanuel Kant on 8 pages
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- The Hellenistic Philosophers, Vol. 1: Translations of the Principal Sources, with Philosophical Commentary by A. A. Long on 7 pages
- The Importance of What We Care About: Philosophical Essays by Harry G. Frankfurt on 6 pages
- Necessity, Volition, and Love by Harry G. Frankfurt on 5 pages
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