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Autonom, Behavior, & Moral Goodness

Thomas, Professor Laurence (2003) Autonom, Behavior, & Moral Goodness. (Unpublished)

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In this essay, the view that autonomy is always a good is challenged. Numerous examples of autonomous people who committed quite immoral acts are offered. It is further argued that many people who have behaved in quite admirable ways I have not been autonomous

Item Type:Other
Keywords:autonomy, Kant, socrates, Martin Luther King, Thomas Jefferson, Le Chambon
Subjects:Philosophy > Ethics
ID Code:3015
Deposited By: Thomas, Professor Laurence
Deposited On:19 Jun 2003
Last Modified:11 Mar 2011 08:55

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