Personal Autonomy: New Essays on Personal Autonomy and its Role in Contemporary Moral Philosophy PDF
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Personal Autonomy New Essays on Personal Autonomy and Its Role in Contemporary Moral Philosophy Autonomy has recently become one of the central concepts in con- temporary moral philosophy andhas generatedmuch debate over its nature andvalue. This is the first volume to bring together original essays that address the theoretical foundations of the con- cept of autonomy, as well as essays that investigate the relationship between autonomy andmoral responsibility, freedom, political phi- losophy, andmedical ethics. Written by some of the most promi- nent philosophers working in these areas today, this book represents cutting-edge research on the nature and value of autonomy that will be essential reading for a broad range of philosophers as well as many psychologists. James Stacey Taylor is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Louisiana State University. Personal Autonomy New Essays on Personal Autonomy and Its Role in Contemporary Moral Philosophy Edited by JAMES STACEY TAYLOR Louisiana State University Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge , UK Published in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York www.cambridge.org Information on this title: www.cambridg e.org /9780521837965 © James Stacey Taylor 2005 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published in print format 2005 - ---- eBook (MyiLibrary) - --- eBook (MyiLibrary) - ---- hardback - --- hardback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate. Contents List of Contributors page vii Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 James Stacey Taylor part i. theoretical approaches to personal autonomy 1 Planning Agency, Autonomous Agency 33 Michael E. Bratman 2 Autonomy without Free Will 58 Bernard Berofsky 3 Autonomy andthe Paradox of Self-Creation: Infinite Regresses, Finite Selves, andth e Limits of Authenticity 87 Robert Noggle 4 Agnostic Autonomism Revisited 109 Alfred R. Mele 5 Feminist Intuitions andthe Normative Substance of Autonomy 124 Paul Benson 6 Autonomy andPersona l Integration 143 Laura Waddell Ekstrom 7 Responsibility, AppliedEthics, andComplex Autonomy Theories 162 Nomy Arpaly v vi Contents part ii. autonomy, freedom, and moral responsibility 8 Autonomy andFre e Agency 183 Marina A. L. Oshana 9 The Relationship between Autonomous andMorally Responsible Agency 205 Michael McKenna 10 Alternative Possibilities, Personal Autonomy, andMoral Responsibility 235 Ishtiyaque Haji 11 Freedom within Reason 258 Susan Wolf part iii. the expanding role of personal autonomy 12 Procedural Autonomy and Liberal Legitimacy 277 John Christman 13 The Concept of Autonomy in Bioethics: An Unwarranted Fall from Grace 299 Thomas May 14 Who Deserves Autonomy, andWhose Autonomy Deserves Respect? 310 Tom L. Beauchamp 15 Autonomy, DiminishedLife , andth e Thresholdfo r Use 330 R. G. Frey Index 347 Contributors Nomy Arpaly is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Brown University. Tom L. Beauchamp is Professor of Philosophy at Georgetown University. Paul Benson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Dayton. Bernard Berofsky is Professor of Philosophy at Columbia University. Michael E. Bratman is the Durfee Professor in the School of Humanities andSciences andProfessor of Philosophy at StanfordUniversity. John Christman is Associate Professor of Philosophy andPolitical Science at Pennsylvania State University. Laura Waddell Ekstrom is the Robert F. andSara M. BoydAssociate Professor of Philosophy at the College of William andMary. R. G. Frey is Professor of Philosophy at Bowling Green State University. Ishtiyaque Haji is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Calgary. Thomas May is Associate Professor of Bioethics at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Michael McKenna is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy andReligion at Ithaca College. Alfred R. Mele is the William H. andLucyle T. Werkmeister Professor of Philosophy at Florida State University. Robert Noggle is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Central Michigan University. vii viii Contributors Marina A. L. Oshana is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Florida. James Stacey Taylor is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Louisiana State University. Susan Wolf is the Edna J. Koury Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill. Acknowledgments As a glance at the list of contributors will show, I am the only unknown here; the others are among the most prominent writers on autonomy, moral responsibility, and applied ethics working today. My primary debt, then, is to those who have contributedchapters to this volume, all of whom have not only been extremely generous with their time in helping me to prepare this volume, but also the most agreeable contributors a fledgling editor could hope to work with. I also thank Terence Moore (of Cambridge University Press) and R. G. Frey (my Ph.D. supervisor) for all of their advice and encouragement during this project and Russell Hahn and Stephen Calvert for their editorial advice and assistance. Finally, I thank my wife, Margaret Ulizio, for her support during this project’s progress. ix
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