The Routledge Handbook of Autonomy

Introduction Ben Colburn

1. Autonomy in Sophocles’ Antigone Sophie Grace Chappell

2. Self-sufficiency and Autonomy in Aristotle C. M. M. Olfert

3. Autonomy and Stoicism Jacob Klein

4. Kant on Autonomy of the Will Janis D. Schaab

5. Autonomy after Kant Oliver Sensen

6. Mary Wollstonecraft and Relational Autonomy Alan Coffee

7. Mill on Autonomy Christopher Macleod

8. Pragmatism and Autonomy Matthew Festenstein

9. Rawls’s Conception of Autonomy Anthony Taylor

10. Autonomy and the Metaphysics of Agency: What’s So Great About Being a Self-governing Agent? Sarah Buss

11. Doing What Comes Naturally: Autonomy as Liberation Bernard Berofsky

12. Autonomy, Authenticity, and Free Will Laura W. Ekstrom

13. Autonomy and Responsibility Lubomira Radoilska

14. Scaffolding and Autonomy Joel Anderson

15. Autonomy and Dignity Suzy Killmister

16. Autonomy and Personal History John Christman

17. Autonomy and Autobiography: Telling our Stories Andrea Westlund

18. Autonomy for Changing Selves Richard Pettigrew

19. Autonomy and Coercion James Stacey Taylor

20. Manipulation and Autonomy Christopher Mills

21. Lying and Autonomy Gerald Dworkin

22. Autonomy, Oppression, and Feminist Philosophical Methods Serene J. Khader and Emily McGill

23. Ineffective Intentions: How Oppressive Scripts Undermine Autonomy Natalie Stoljar

24. Adaptive Preferences as Autonomy Deficits Rosa Terlazzo

25. Paternalism and Autonomy: Pushing the Limits Sarah Conly

26. Justifying Respect for Personal Autonomy Mark Piper

27. Autonomy as an Ideal of the Good Steven Wall

28. Autonomy and Rights Horacio Spector

29. Autonomy and Capability Lorella Terzi

30. Autonomy and Justice Rutger Claassen

31. Gender Autonomy Stephanie Kapusta

32. Autonomy and Consent Neil C. Manson

33. Autonomy and Religion: Autonomy and Agency in the Age of Diversity Avigail Eisenberg

34. Autonomy and Multiculturalism Geoffrey Brahm Levey

35. Autonomy and Work Andrea Veltman

36. Autonomy and Free Markets James Stacey Taylor

37. Children and Autonomy Amy Mullin

38. Autonomy, Upbringing, and Education Timothy Fowler

39. Autonomy and Mental Health Hallvard Lillehammer

40. Autonomy and End-of-Life Bouke De Vries

41. Assisted Autonomy in Dementia Agnieszka Jaworska.

Biography

Ben Colburn is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK. His main research interests are in political philosophy and ethics, with a particular interest in the nature and value of autonomy and its implication for policy and practice. He is the author of Autonomy and Liberalism (Routledge 2010).

'This is an invaluable volume, required reading for anyone interested in autonomy, its history as a concept, its applications, and its implications. Carefully planned and edited, with a set of outstanding contributors, not only is it a superb introduction to the debates surrounding autonomy, but it will shape those debates for a long time to come.' - Roger Crisp, University of Oxford, UK

'The notion of personal autonomy is captivating and perplexing in turn. It has centered on discussions of justice, respect, community, and accountability but has been variously interpreted in these debates. Scholars whose work runs the gamut from Kantian moral theory to contemporary feminist analyses of oppression have claimed the ideal, often in ways that run counter to one another. This volume lends welcome precision to these many faces of autonomy, analyzing its meaning and the conditions for its realization in the many dimensions to which it is put to use.' - Marina Oshana, University of California, Davis, USA

'Autonomy is widely regarded as a core moral and political value, but philosophers understand it in bewilderingly different ways, and invoke it in a wide range of different contexts. This comprehensive collection both illustrates the variety and helps us see where people are talking past each other. The perfect place to start for anybody wanting to get a grip on this notoriously elusive ideal.' - Adam Swift, University College London, UK