Autonomy in Moral and Political Philosophy

Autonomy in Moral and Political Philosophy
Convener: Chris Mills (Glasgow)

Personal autonomy is traditionally seen as a central value in liberal
political morality. For this reason, arguments concerning the concept of
autonomy have wide ranging implications for normative political philosophy.
However, much of the disagreement at this level can be traced back to the
value and nature of autonomy in the ethical realm.

For this reason, the intended audience of this panel is broad. This panel
seeks to bring together current researchers on any topic concerning moral
and personal autonomy. I invite submissions on any of the following possible
topics:

o The role of autonomy in the justification of liberal principles.
o The relationship between autonomy and other normative concepts (e.g.
rights, equality, freedom, toleration, respect, well-being, moral status,
responsibility, personal identity etc).
o The relationship between moral, personal and political autonomy.
o The nature and harm of heteronomy.
o The meta-ethical foundations of autonomy.
o The plausibility of specific accounts of autonomy (e.g. procedural,
substantive, relational, hierarchical, perfectionist etc), or the work of
specific authors (e.g. Christman, Oshana, Dworkin, Raz, Frankfurt, Kant
etc).
o The implications of the value of autonomy in various policy areas (e.g.
mental health, upbringing, citizenship etc) and policy methods (e.g. nudges,
incentives, coercion, manipulation etc).

To submit a paper for this workshop, please submit a 500 word abstract to
[email protected] by 10th June 2014