Autonomy and the Challenges to Liberalism：New Essays

Inrecentyearstheconceptsofindividualautonomyandpoliticalliberalismhavebeenthesubjectsofintensedebate,butthesediscussionshaveoccurredlargelywithinseparateacademicdisciplines.AutonomyandtheChallengestoLiberalismcontainsessaysdevotedtofoundationalquestionsregardingboththenotionoftheautonomousselfandthenatureandjustificationofliberalism.Writtenbyleadingfiguresinmoral,legalandpoliticaltheory,thevolumecoversinteraliathefollowingtopics:thenatureoftheselfanditsrelationtoautonomy,thesocialdimensionsofautonomyandthepoliticaldynamicsofrespectandrecognition,andtheconceptofautonomyunderlyingtheprinciplesofliberalism.