Liberalism, autonomy, and self-transformation.

The writer discusses the concepts of liberalism, autonomy, and self-transformation. He notes that although the concept of the autonomous person has played a key role in liberal political theory, critics of the concept of autonomy claim that it discriminates between groups and distorts debates on ce...

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Publicado en:Social Theory & Practice Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 185 - 207
Autor principal: Christman, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Florida State University, Dept. of Philosophy April 2001
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