This collection of new essays examines philosophical issues at the intersection of feminism
and autonomy studies. Are autonomy and independence useful goals for women and …

If feminism is a response to the oppression of women, and if resistance and emancipation
include living according to one's own lights, then autonomy is central to issues in feminist …

Autonomy is usually understood by feminist writers in the same way that it is understood
within moral psychology generally, namely, as self-government or self-direction: being …

Recent feminist philosophy has engaged in a love-hate relationship with autonomy. In the
1970s, feminists praised the ideal of autonomy and extolled its liberatory potential for …

Many of us took pride in never feeling violent, never hitting. We had not thought deeply
about our relationships to inflicting physical pain. Some of us expressed terror and awe …

In" Autonomy and the Feminist Intuition," 1 Natalie Stoljar asks whether a procedural or a
substantive approach to autonomy is best for addressing feminist concerns. 2 On the most …

Feminist efforts to theorize the impact of social oppression on autonomy must negotiate what
Serene Khader (2011) refers to as the “agency dilemma.” This is the challenge of …

Women have historically been prevented from living autonomously by systematic injustice,
subordination, and oppression. The lingering effects of these practices have prompted many …

A growing critical literature on women's empowerment argues that the current focus on
autonomy obscures the extent to which relationships, social norms, and structures shape …

Within the interpretative horizons of Western modernity, individual autonomy has generally
been prized as a valuable attribute of personal identity and hence as a condition of human …