Autonomy and Self-Respect
Title | Autonomy and Self-Respect PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas E. Hill, Jr |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 1991-07-26 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1316583511 |
This stimulating collection of essays in ethics eschews the simple exposition and refinement of abstract theories. Rather, the author focuses on everyday moral issues, often neglected by philosophers, and explores the deeper theoretical questions which they raise. Such issues are: is it wrong to tell a lie to protect someone from a painful truth? Should one commit a lesser evil to prevent another from doing something worse? Can one be both autonomous and compassionate? Other topics discussed are servility, weakness of will, suicide, obligations to oneself, snobbery, and environmental concerns. A feature of the collection is the contrast of Kantian and utilitarian answers to these problems. The essays are crisply and lucidly written and will appeal to both teachers and students of philosophy.
Self-Regulation and Autonomy
Title | Self-Regulation and Autonomy PDF eBook |
Author | Bryan W. Sokol |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 319 |
Release | 2013-11-18 |
Genre | Education |
ISBN | 1107023696 |
This book presents current research on self-regulation and autonomy, which have emerged as key predictors of health and well-being in several areas of psychology.
Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism
Title | Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism PDF eBook |
Author | John Christman |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 401 |
Release | 2005-02-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1139444204 |
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.
Liberation from Self
Title | Liberation from Self PDF eBook |
Author | Bernard Berofsky |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 1995-09-29 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0521480450 |
Professor Berofsky provides a detailed, sophisticated and comprehensive treatment of autonomy.
Efficacy, Agency, and Self-Esteem
Title | Efficacy, Agency, and Self-Esteem PDF eBook |
Author | Michael H. Kernis |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2013-06-29 |
Genre | Psychology |
ISBN | 1489912800 |
Challenging current notions in self-esteem literature, this volume offers new insights into efficacy, agency, and self-esteem as well as the influence of these constructs on psychological well-being. The contributions by prominent researchers contain substantial new theoretical and empirical research that focuses on a wide range of personality and motivational phenomena.
Law's Relations
Title | Law's Relations PDF eBook |
Author | Jennifer Nedelsky |
Publisher | OUP USA |
Pages | 559 |
Release | 2011-10-11 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 0195147960 |
Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries and individual rights. If we understand that we are fundamentally in relation to others, she argues, we will recognize that we become autonomous with others.
Autonomy and the Self
Title | Autonomy and the Self PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Kühler |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2012-11-28 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9400747896 |
This volume addresses the complex interplay between the conditions of an agent’s personal autonomy and the constitution of her self in light of two influential background assumptions: a libertarian thesis according to which it is essential for personal autonomy to be able to choose freely how one’s self is shaped, on the one hand, and a line of thought following especially the seminal work of Harry Frankfurt according to which personal autonomy necessarily rests on an already sufficiently shaped self, on the other hand. Given this conceptual framework, a number of influential aspects within current debate can be addressed in a new and illuminating light: accordingly, the volume’s contributions range from 1) discussing fundamental conceptual interconnections between personal autonomy and freedom of the will, 2) addressing the exact role and understanding of different personal traits, e.g. Frankfurt’s notion of volitional necessities, commitments to norms and ideals, emotions, the phenomenon of weakness of will, and psychocorporeal aspects, 3) and finally taking into account social influences, which are discussed in terms of their ability to buttress, to weaken, or even to serve as necessary preconditions of personal autonomy and the forming of one’s self. The volume thus provides readers with an extensive and most up-to-date discussion of various influential strands of current philosophical debate on the topic. It is of equal interest to all those already engaged in the debate as well as to readers trying to get an up-to-date overview or looking for a textbook to use in courses.