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Autonomy, Authority and Moral Responsibility (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
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Autonomy, Authority and Moral Responsibility (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Series: Law and Philosophy Library, 33
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Questions about the relationship between autonomy and authority are
raised in nearly every area of moral philosophy. Although the most
ob vious of these is political philosophy (especially the
philosophy of law), the issues surrounding this relationship are by
no means confined to this area. Indeed, as we shall see as this
work progresses, the issues raised are central to moral psychology,
religion, professional ethics, medical ethics, and the nature of
moral systems generally. Although the title of this work is
Autonomy. Authority and Moral Responsibility. we shall be concerned
with the more general question about the relationship between
autonomy (or self-direction) and exter nal influences, which I take
to be any guide to behavior whose presence, content or substance is
dependent upon something beyond the control of the agent. Something
is beyond the control of the agent if the agent cannot determine
whether or not it is present, what its content consists of, or
whether or not (or in what way) it influences her. These "external"
influences may include (but are not necessarily limited to)
religious con victions (which guide behavior according to a
doctrine whose content is established independently of the agent);
moral obligations (which re quire action in accordance with some
moral theory); and desires for ob jects or states of affairs whose
presence (or absence) is beyond the con trol of the agent. Of
course, external influences may also include the requirements of
authority or law."
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