The Perversion of Autonomy: Coercion and Community in a Liberal Society

by Willard Gaylin and Bruce Jennings

Book Overview

Modern psychological and political theory meet head-on in this powerful re-evaluation of America's contradictory and sometimes dangerous addiction to individualism. Best-selling author Gaylin and co-author Jennings investigate the contentious intersections of interdependence and autonomy, rights and public responsibility. They examine the painful abrasion occurring between America's tradition of personal freedom and privacy, as it rubs against...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878409068
• ISBN13: 9780878409068
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"