| Autonomy and Social Interaction Contributor(s): Kupfer, Joseph H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791403459 ISBN-13: 9780791403457 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Philosophy |
| Dewey: 302 |
| LCCN: 89-27500 |
| Series: Suny Series in Contemporary |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book makes a distinctive contribution to the growing discussion of autonomy. As the ability to determine one's life in both thought and action, autonomy is foundational among our many and varied values. Other philosophical treatments tend to emphasize the significance of autonomy for moral theory or institutional arrangements such as legal, political, or economic power structures. Kupfer, however, focuses on the context of social relations and interactions in which autonomous living occurs. He handles autonomy and social interaction reciprocally, so that the significance of each for the other is drawn out. In addition, key themes are threaded throughout, such as the nature of dependency, self-concept and self-knowledge, and authority. |
