This paper presents a situated account of autonomy inspired by Dewey's pragmatism and instrumentalism. It unpacks autonomy as a composite ability constituted of voluntariness, self-control, information, deliberation, authenticity, and enactment, emphasizing its contextual and transactional nature. Using examples from health ethics, the paper demonstrates how experiential and empirical knowledge about autonomy enriches our understanding of its component-abilities, ultimately promoting greater autonomy for moral agents.
Publisher
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Published On
Jun 09, 2021
Authors
Eric Racine, Sarah Kusch, M. Ariel Cascio, Aline Bogossian
Tags
autonomy
pragmatism
instrumentalism
health ethics
moral agents
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