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Description: Relational Autonomy by Catriona Mackenzie, Natalie Stoljar 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. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 analyze the complex ways in which oppression can impair an agents 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. Author Biography Catriona Mackenzie is at Macquarie University. Natalie Stoljar is at Australian National University. Table of Contents Introduction: Autonomy refigured ; PART 1: AUTONOMY AND THE SOCIAL ; 1. Autonomy, social disruption and women ; 2. Autonomy and the social self ; 3. Feeling crazy: self worth and the social character of responsibility ; 4. Autonomy and the feminist intuition ; 5. Individuals, responsibility and the philosophical imagination ; 6. Imagining oneself otherwise ; 7. Intersectional identity and the authentic self?: Opposites attract ; 8. The perversion of autonomy and the subjection of women: discourses of social advocacy at centurys end ; PART II: RELATIONAL AUTONOMY IN CONTEXT ; 9. Choice and control in feminist bioethics ; 10. Autonomy and interdependence: quandaries in genetic decision-making ; 11. Relational autonomy, self-trust, and health care for patients who are oppressed ; 12. Relational autonomy and freedom of expression Long Description 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 analyze the complex ways in which oppression can impair an agents 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. Details ISBN0195123336 Language English ISBN-10 0195123336 ISBN-13 9780195123333 Media Book Format Hardcover Edited by Catriona Mackenzie Subtitle Feminist Perspectives on Autonomy, Agency, and the Social Self Illustrations black & white illustrations Short Title RELATIONAL AUTONOMY Position Lecturer in Philosophy Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Lecturer in Philosophy, Australian National University DOI 10.1604/9780195123333 UK Release Date 2000-03-09 AU Release Date 2000-03-09 NZ Release Date 2000-03-09 US Release Date 2000-03-09 Birth 1955 Qualifications Ph.D. Author Natalie Stoljar Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 2000 Publication Date 2000-03-09 Alternative 9780195123340 DEWEY 126 Audience Professional & Vocational Pages 328 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:97822467;

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