Autonomy. Beate Roessler

      1  Cover

      2  Autonomy

      3  Dedication

      4  Title Page

      5  Copyright Page

      6  Preface to the English edition

      7  Preface

      8  Introduction: Autonomy in Everyday Life Notes

      9  1 What is Autonomy? A Conceptual Approach Remarks on the history of the concept Negative freedom, positive freedom, autonomy Conditions of individual autonomy Autonomy and rational plans Notes

      10  2 Ambivalences Various forms of ambivalence Ambivalence as a disease of the will Is an ambivalent will a healthy will? The ambivalent self Conflicts of ambivalence as conflicts of identity Autonomy and the acceptance of conflicts Notes

      11  3 Autonomy and the Meaning of Life Why do we value autonomy? Sisyphus contented Does the meaning of life consist in the satisfaction of desire? The objective meaning of life Mill’s crisis and subjective meaning in life When does the question of meaning arise? Notes

      12  4 Autonomy, Self-Knowledge, and Self-Deception Self-knowledge and self-determination Self-deception: how can I be mistaken about myself? How can self-knowledge fail? On fundamental epistemic uncertainties The quantified self Notes

      13  5 Autonomy, Self-Thematization, Self-Examination: From Diaries to Blogs Self-examination, self-control, reflection Why diaries? And which diaries? Autonomy in the diary: examples Blogs and the new technologies of self-examination What is the framework of autonomy? Notes

      14  6 Autonomous Choice and the Good Life The question of the good life and perfectionism Happiness, autonomy, and meaning The significance of choosing: conditions of an autonomous decision Who actually chooses and in what context? Alienation (and authenticity) Virtue and character Notes

      15  7 Private Life Why privacy? Dimensions of privacy Informational privacy, social relationships, and autonomy Autonomous persons in relationships (I) Autonomy and domestic privacy: autonomous persons in relationships (II) Privacy and democratic society Notes

      16  8 Social Preconditions of Autonomy What are social conditions? The social constitution of autonomy Autonomy, ideology, and adaptive preferences Social opportunities and justice Between autonomy and oppression: limiting cases Notes

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