Teaching & Learning Guide for: Relational Approaches to Personal Autonomy

The concept of personal autonomy in contemporary moral and political philosophy is broadly associated with an agent's self-determining or self-governing capacities. However, scholars have long criticized the tendency to idealize overtly atomistic asocial manner, for example by assuming that autonomous individuals are totally independent decision-makers unaffected interpersonal ties. Feminist philosophers especially developed ‘relational’ approaches attempt reconfigure this individualistic tradition ways amenable social considerations. Relational accounts now known espousing a more socially informed version human agency. Such frameworks recognize very making self must involve some degree socialization, instance, certain subordinating phenomena like oppression might problematically influence one's otherwise beliefs, preferences, so forth. There remains much theoretical variation, however, range relational which thus far been proposed. My Philosophy Compass article endeavours highlight organize major points disagreement between theories, covering distinctions commonly invoked debate. Despite heterogeneity I also emphasize autonomy-theorizing makes challenging but valuable contribution philosophy. Frankfurt, Harry. “Freedom Will Concept Person.” Journal 68 (1971): 5–20. A paper offers theorization on structure will, catalysed invigorated many debates about nature ongoing today. Khader, Serene J. Adaptive Preference Women's Empowerment. New York: Oxford University Press, 2011. book in-depth analysis adaptive preferences relation various themes feminist debates, such as internalized multiculturalism. Mackenzie, Catriona Stoljar, Natalie. (eds.) Autonomy: Perspectives Autonomy, Agency, Social Self. Oxford: 2000. This first anthology collates articles around subject ‘relational autonomy’ understood within It contains comprehensive introduction topic, texts defined autonomy. Oshana, Marina A.L. (ed.) Personal Autonomy Oppression. Routledge, 2014. edited volume focuses problem Taylor, James Stacey. Essays its Role Contemporary Moral Philosophy. Cambridge: Cambridge 2005. definitive captures developments nature, value, applications Veltman, Andrea Piper, Mark. Oppression, Gender. collection examines juxtaposition issues feminism, gender, conditions. Dr Suzanne Killmister talks Radical podcast. https://www.3cr.org.au/radicalphilosophy/episode-201904061330/dr-suzanne-killmister-autonomy Stanford Encyclopedia entry ‘Autonomy Political Philosophy’ https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/autonomy-moral/ ‘Feminist perspectives https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/feminism-autonomy/ Week I: Introduction Friedman, Marilyn. “Autonomy Relationships: Rethinking Critique.” In Gender, Politics, pp. 81–97. 2003. Catriona, Refigured.” Self, ed. By Mackenzie Natalie Stoljar. II: Problem Oppression A. L. “Personal Society.” 29 no. 1 (1998): 81–102. “‘Living Constantly at Tiptoe Stance’: Scripts, Psychological Freedom, Autonomy.” 105–123. III: Self-abnegation Hill Jr., Thomas E. “Servility Self-Respect.” Monist 57, No. 1, Liberation: Ethical, Social, Issue 1973: 87–104. Westlund, C. “Selflessness Responsibility Self: Is Deference Compatible Autonomy?” Philosophical Review 112 (2003): 483–523. IV: Preferences “Adaptive Procedural Human Development Capabilities 10, 2 (2009): 169–187. Terlazzo, Rosa. “Conceptualizing Respectfully: An Indirectly Substantive Account.” 24, (2016): 206–226. V: Ascription Ben-Ishai, Elizabeth. “Sexual Politics Ascriptive & Gender 6 (2010): 573–600. Lee, J.Y. “Dialogical Answerability Ascription.” Hypatia 37 (2002): 97–110. VI: Values Meyers, Diana T. “The Debate over Theory.” Veltman Mark 114–140. Marina. “A Commitment Feminism.” 141–162. VII: Critiques Christman, John. “Relational Liberal Individualism, Constitution Selves.” Studies 117 (2004): 143–164. Herr, Ranjoo Seodu. “Islamist Agency 33, (2018): 195–215. To what extent compatible – incompatible autonomy? How self-abnegation excessive deference be defended under account Are deficits? relevant emancipatory projects? Should theories committed perfectionism? am grateful receive funding from Velux foundation grant [Project number: 00026589]. author declares no conflict interest.