Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- PART I Theory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Self-Definition -- 3 Self-Realisation -- 4 Self-Unification -- 5 Self-Constitution -- PART II Application -- 6 The Autonomy of Agents -- 7 Paternalism, Consent, and Moral Responsi…
"This book takes a radically different approach to the concept of autonomy. Killmister defends a theory of autonomy that is four-dimensional and constituted by what she calls 'self-definition' 'self-realisation' 'self-unification' and 'self-constitution.' While sufficiently comp…
Présentation sur le site de l'éditeur : "In Contours of Dignity, Suzanne Killmister sets out an original and innovative approach to understanding dignity. She considers the relationship between dignity and respect, the ways in which shame and humiliation can constitute dignity v…
In Contours of Dignity, Suzanne Killmister sets out an original and innovative approach to understanding dignity. She considers the relationship between dignity and respect, the ways in which shame and humiliation can constitute dignity violations, and the links between dignity …
In Contours of Dignity, Suzanne Killmister sets out an original and innovative approach to understanding dignity. She considers the relationship between dignity and respect, the ways in which shame and humiliation can constitute dignity violations, and the links between dignity …
Suzanne Killmister sets out an original approach to understanding dignity, not according to the dominant conception as an inherent feature of all human beings, but in terms of the norms to which we hold ourselves and others. She argues for a tripartite conception, comprised of p…