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Part 3.4: Full Autonomy - An Attainable Ideal

Diana Tietjens Meyers
Loyola University of Chicago - Department of Philosophy

1989

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Part III. Section 4. Full Autonomy - An Attainable Ideal:

Maximal or full autonomy is an unrealistic goal for all people. Contrary to a common assumption, however, masculine socialization does not generally result in full autonomy, but rather in medial autonomy. Conformism is as much of an obstacle to the full autonomy of men as it is for women. Still, men in western cultures are more likely to be more autonomous than women, and this discrepancy calls for change.

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Date posted: December 30, 2008 ; Last revised: December 30, 2008

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Tietjens Meyers, Diana, Part 3.4: Full Autonomy - An Attainable Ideal (1989). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1321793

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Diana Tietjens Meyers (Contact Author)

Loyola University of Chicago - Department of Philosophy ( email )

Chicago, IL 60611
United States