Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism: New Essays

Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism: New Essays
by John Christman (Editor), Joel Anderson (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (21 April 2005)
Language: English
Hardcover: 400 pages
ISBN-10: 0521839513
ISBN-13: 9780521839518
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Book Description
In recent years the concepts of individual autonomy and political liberalism have been the subjects of intense debate, but these discussions have occurred largely within separate academic disciplines. Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism contains essays devoted to foundational questions regarding both the notion of the autonomous self and the nature and justification of liberalism. Written by leading figures in moral, legal and political theory, the volume covers inter alia the following topics: the nature of the self and its relation to autonomy, the social dimensions of autonomy and the political dynamics of respect and recognition, and the concept of autonomy underlying the principles of liberalism.