Author : Joseph H. Kupfer
Release : 1990-08-14
Genre : Philosophy
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 464/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Autonomy and Social Interaction by : Joseph H. Kupfer
Download or read book Autonomy and Social Interaction written by Joseph H. Kupfer. This book was released on 1990-08-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book makes a distinctive contribution to the growing discussion of autonomy. As the ability to determine ones life in both thought and action, autonomy is foundational among our many and varied values. Other philosophical treatments tend to emphasize the significance of autonomy for moral theory or institutional arrangements such as legal, political, or economic power structures. Kupfer, however, focuses on the context of social relations and interactions in which autonomous living occurs. He handles autonomy and social interaction reciprocally, so that the significance of each for the other is drawn out. In addition, key themes are threaded throughout, such as the nature of dependency, self-concept and self-knowledge, and authority.