Personal Autonomy and Social Oppression: Philosophical Perspectives(Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy)

Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

Personal Autonomy and Social Oppression addresses the impact of social conditions, especially subordinating conditions, on personal autonomy. The essays in this volume are concerned with the philosophical concept of autonomy or self-governance and with the impact on relational autonomy of the oppressive circumstances persons must navigate. They address on the one hand questions of the theoretical