Autonomy - English meaning

noun

The right or condition of self-government.

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Between the first and second world wars, canada gained greater autonomy from britain

noun

(in kantian moral philosophy) the capacity of an agent to act in accordance with objective morality rather than under the influence of desires.

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This section began with a question about the relations among kantian views of autonomy, rationality…

noun

The right of a group of people to govern itself or to organize its own activities

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District officials had rebuffed a proposal to grant greater autonomy to local schools., an autonomo…