Autonomy and the Self

Autonomy and the Self edited by Michael Kühler, Nadja Jelinek.

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...

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Other Authors: Kühler, Michael (Editor), Jelinek, Nadja (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Edition:1st ed. 2013.
Series:Philosophical Studies Series, 118
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Philosophy of mind.
Ethics.
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Table of Contents:
  • Foreword
  • Introduction; Michael Kühler, Nadja Jelinek
  • Section I: Autonomy and Free Will
  • 1. Freedom Without Choice?; Gottfried Seebaß
  • 2. Freedom and Normativity – Varieties of Free Will; Barbara Merker
  • Section II: Autonomy, the Self, and the Role of Personal Traits
  • 3. Norm-Guided Formation of Cares without Volitional Necessity – A Response to Frankfurt; John Davenport
  • 4. Dynamics in Autonomy; Nadja Jelinek
  • 5. The Normative Significance of Personal Projects; Monika Betzler
  • 6. Normative Self-Constitution and Individual Autonomy; John Christman
  • 7. Psychocorporeal Selfhood, Practical Intelligence, and Adaptive Autonomy; Diana Tietjens Meyers
  • 8. Emotion, Autonomy, and Weakness of Will; Sabine Döring
  • 9. Who Am I to Uphold Unrealizable Normative Claims?; Michael Kühler
  • Section III: Autonomy and the Self Within Society's Grip
  • 10. Paternalistic Love and Reasons for Caring; Bennett W. Helm
  • 11. Self-Identity and Moral Agency; Marina Oshana
  • 12. Being Identical by Being (Treated as) Responsible; Michael Quante
  • 13. Integrity Endangered by Hypocrisy; Nora Hangel
  • 14. Who Can I Blame?; Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen
  • About the Authors
  • Index.

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