Summary |
Autonomy is one of the most often discussed topics in modern and contemporary philosophy. It is key to some moral theories, some political philosophies, and, of course, central to understanding the nature of personhood. Unsurprisingly, then, there are significant disagreements about the nature of autonomy. There are thinner and thicker understandings of autonomy throughout the literature. There are moral and political demands that autonomy be protected or promoted. Its use as a central value in applied ethics is standard. Generally speaking, then, there are disagreements about what autonomy is and how and why it matters in moral theory and political philosophy. |