Personal Autonomy in Plural Societies: A Principle and Its Paradoxes

Book Overview

This volume addresses the exercise of personal autonomy in contemporary situations of normative pluralism. In the Western liberal tradition, from a strictly legal and theoretical perspective the social individual has the right to exercise the autonomy of his or her will. In a context of legal plurality, however, personal autonomy becomes more complicated. Can and should personal autonomy be recognized as a legal foundation for protecting a person's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367884496
• ISBN13: 9780367884499
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 302 Pages