Autonomy, Liberalism, and Anti-Perfectionism |
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Authors: | Suzy Killmister |
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Affiliation: | 1. Philosophy Department / Human Rights Institute, University of Connecticut, Mansfield, CT, USA
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Abstract: | John Christman has recently objected to substantive conceptions of autonomy on the grounds that they introduce unwanted perfectionism into political thinking. I defend substantive conceptions of autonomy against Christman’s critique on two fronts. First, I defend substantive conceptions of autonomy against the charge that their utilisation in political theory would result in the inappropriate exclusion from democratic respect of individuals in oppressive relations. Second, I defend substantive conceptions of autonomy from the charge that they fail the ‘endorsement constraint’, i.e. that incorporating a substantive conception of autonomy into the concept of the person at the heart of a political theory would be alienating for citizens. |
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