The Routledge Handbook of Autonomy (English, Ben Colburn)

Product description Review 'This is an invaluable volume, required reading for anyone interested in autonomy, its history as a concept, its applications, and its implications. Carefully planned and edited, with a set of outstanding contributors, not only is it a superb introduction to the debates surrounding autonomy, but it will shape those debates for a long time to come.' - Roger Crisp, University of Oxford, UK'The notion of personal autonomy is captivating and perplexing in turn. It has centered on discussions of justice, respect, community, and accountability but has been variously interpreted in these debates. Scholars whose work runs the gamut from Kantian moral theory to contemporary feminist analyses of oppression have claimed the ideal, often in ways that run counter to one another. This volume lends welcome precision to these many faces of autonomy, analyzing its meaning and the conditions for its realization in the many dimensions to which it is put to use.' - Marina Oshana, University of California, Davis, USA'Autonomy is widely regarded as a core moral and political value, but philosophers understand it in bewilderingly different ways, and invoke it in a wide range of different contexts. This comprehensive collection both illustrates the variety and helps us see where people are talking past each other. The perfect place to start for anybody wanting to get a grip on this notoriously elusive ideal.' - Adam Swift, University College London, UK About the Author Ben Colburn is Professor of Political Philosophy at the University of Glasgow, UK. His main research interests are in political philosophy and ethics, with a particular interest in the nature and value of autonomy and its implication for policy and practice. He is the author of Autonomy and Liberalism (Routledge 2010).