Taking the Measure of Autonomy - A Four-Dimensional Theory of Self-Governance

This book takes a radically different approach to the concept of autonomy. Killmister defends a theory of autonomy that is four-dimensional and constituted by what she calls self-definition, self-realisation, self-unification, and self-constitution.

List of contents

Part I: Theory
1. Introduction
2. Self-Definition
3. Self-Realisation
4. Self-Unification
5. Self-Constitution
Part II. Application
6. The Autonomy of Agents
7. Paternalism, Consent, and Moral Responsibility
8. Autonomy Under Oppression
9. Aids to Autonomy

About the author

Suzy Killmister is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at Monash University, Australia

Summary

This book takes a radically different approach to the concept of autonomy. Killmister defends a theory of autonomy that is four-dimensional and constituted by what she calls self-definition, self-realisation, self-unification, and self-constitution.

Additional text

"This ambitious book cuts against the grain. Killmister lays out a framework for thinking about autonomy that eschews the received view in many quarters . . . Her view centers on the idea that there are several dimensions to autonomy, and while they are related, one may fall short in one but not the others. The result is a nuanced theory of autonomy that illuminates how the concept applies in a range of domains and to a range of agents." – Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"Takingthe Measure of Autonomyoffers an original and nuanced account of autonomy as a phenomenon unified along four dimensions of the self: self-definition, self-realization, self-unification, and self-constitution. Killmister employs the four-dimensional account to cast fresh light on our understanding of intentional action, implicit bias, adaptive preferences, paternalism, and social oppression. The book promises to be of interest to readers both for its theoretical care and for its treatment of the practical applications of self-government." – Marina Oshana, University of California, Davis, USA

Product details

• Authors: Suzy Killmister, Suzy (University of Connecticut Killmister, Suzy (University of Connecticut USA) Killmister
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138700123
• ISBN: 978-1-138-70012-3
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Contempor; Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy; Routledge Studies in Contempor
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; PHILOSOPHY / General, Human Rights, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Human rights, civil rights, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law