Table of Contents
1 Cover
2 Autonomy
6 Preface to the English edition
7 Preface
8 Introduction: Autonomy in Everyday Life Notes
9 1 What is Autonomy? A Conceptual Approach Remarks on the history of the concept Negative freedom, positive freedom, autonomy Conditions of individual autonomy Autonomy and rational plans Notes
10 2 Ambivalences Various forms of ambivalence Ambivalence as a disease of the will Is an ambivalent will a healthy will? The ambivalent self Conflicts of ambivalence as conflicts of identity Autonomy and the acceptance of conflicts Notes
11 3 Autonomy and the Meaning of Life Why do we value autonomy? Sisyphus contented Does the meaning of life consist in the satisfaction of desire? The objective meaning of life Mill’s crisis and subjective meaning in life When does the question of meaning arise? Notes
12 4 Autonomy, Self-Knowledge, and Self-Deception Self-knowledge and self-determination Self-deception: how can I be mistaken about myself? How can self-knowledge fail? On fundamental epistemic uncertainties The quantified self Notes
13 5 Autonomy, Self-Thematization, Self-Examination: From Diaries to Blogs Self-examination, self-control, reflection Why diaries? And which diaries? Autonomy in the diary: examples Blogs and the new technologies of self-examination What is the framework of autonomy? Notes
14 6 Autonomous Choice and the Good Life The question of the good life and perfectionism Happiness, autonomy, and meaning The significance of choosing: conditions of an autonomous decision Who actually chooses and in what context? Alienation (and authenticity) Virtue and character Notes
15 7 Private Life Why privacy? Dimensions of privacy Informational privacy, social relationships, and autonomy Autonomous persons in relationships (I) Autonomy and domestic privacy: autonomous persons in relationships (II) Privacy and democratic society Notes
16 8 Social Preconditions of Autonomy What are social conditions? The social constitution of autonomy Autonomy, ideology, and adaptive preferences Social opportunities and justice Between autonomy and oppression: limiting cases Notes
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