Description
| Product ID: | 9780195123340 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Relational Autonomy |
| Subtitle: | Feminist Perspectives on Autonomy, Agency, and the Social Self |
| Authors: | Author: Catriona Mackenzie, Natalie Stoljar |
| Page Count: | 326 |
| Subjects: | Western philosophy from c 1800, Western philosophy, from c 1900 -, Ethics and moral philosophy, Feminism and feminist theory, Ethics & moral philosophy, Feminism & feminist theory |
| Description: | These essays explore the social and relational dimensions of individual autonomy. Rejecting the feminist charge that autonomy is inherently masculinist, the contributors draw on feminist critiques of autonomy to challenge philosophical debates about agency, identity, and moral responsibility. This collection of original essays explores the social and relational dimensions of individual autonomy. Rejecting the feminist charge that autonomy is inherently masculinist, the contributors draw on feminist critiques of autonomy to challenge and enrich contemporary philosophical debates about agency, identity, and moral responsibility. The essays analyse the complex ways in which oppression can impair an agent''s capacity for autonomy, and investigate connections, neglected by standard accounts, between autonomy and other aspects of the agent, including self-conception, self-worth, memory, and the imagination. |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2000-02-17 |