Relational autonomy : feminist perspectives on automony, agency, and the social self / edited by Catriona Mackenzie and Natalie Stoljar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mackenzie, Catriona.

Stoljar, Natalie, 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminist theory.

Autonomy.

Agent (Philosophy).

Self (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

xi, 314 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

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 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.

ISBN:

0195123336

0195123344

OCLC:

40813273