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*Date: circa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1623]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being self-governing; especially : the right of self-government
*2 : self-directing [[freedom]] and especially [[moral]] [[independence]]
*3 : a self-governing state
==Description==
'''Autonomy''' (Ancient [[Greek]]: αὐτονομία autonomia from αὐτόνομος autonomos from αὐτο- auto- "self" + νόμος nomos, "[[law]]" "one who gives oneself his/her own law") is a concept found in [[moral]], [[political]], and bioethical [[philosophy]]. Within these [[contexts]], it refers to the capacity of a [[rational]] individual to make an informed, un-coerced [[decision]]. In moral and political philosophy, autonomy is often used as the basis for determining moral respectibility for one's [[actions]]. One of the best known philosophical theories of autonomy was developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant Kant]. In [[medicine]], respect for the autonomy of patients is an important goal, though it can [[conflict]] with a [[competing]] [[ethical]] principle, namely beneficence. Politically, it is also used to refer to the self-governing of a people.
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*Date: circa [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_Century 1623]
==Definitions==
*1 : the [[quality]] or [[state]] of being self-governing; especially : the right of self-government
*2 : self-directing [[freedom]] and especially [[moral]] [[independence]]
*3 : a self-governing state
==Description==
'''Autonomy''' (Ancient [[Greek]]: αὐτονομία autonomia from αὐτόνομος autonomos from αὐτο- auto- "self" + νόμος nomos, "[[law]]" "one who gives oneself his/her own law") is a concept found in [[moral]], [[political]], and bioethical [[philosophy]]. Within these [[contexts]], it refers to the capacity of a [[rational]] individual to make an informed, un-coerced [[decision]]. In moral and political philosophy, autonomy is often used as the basis for determining moral respectibility for one's [[actions]]. One of the best known philosophical theories of autonomy was developed by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kant Kant]. In [[medicine]], respect for the autonomy of patients is an important goal, though it can [[conflict]] with a [[competing]] [[ethical]] principle, namely beneficence. Politically, it is also used to refer to the self-governing of a people.
[[Category: Political Science]]
[[Category: Philosophy]]
