A Coherence Theory of Autonomy

Ekstrom, Laura W.

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“…There is little consensus in defining and operationalizing autonomy, as it is defined almost as many times as it is studied (Bloom et al 2001;Ekstrom 1993;Lawrence 1999;Malhotra 1997;Ravindran 1999). The most common and significant themes are that to be autonomous, women must be self-governing and have access to resources that allow them to act on decisions they make.…”

Section: Outcomes Of Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of status on women’s autonomy in Bolivia, Peru,and Nicaragua

Heaton

Huntsman

Flake³

2005

Popul Res Policy Rev

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A recent ideological revolution promoting women's status has raised questions concerning determinants of autonomy and their implications for policy formation. This study seeks to identify objective indicators determinant of autonomy, and then examine their relationship in light of women's subjective experiences of autonomy. Potential determinants include education, literacy, household size, age at marriage, employment, and socioeconomic status. Analyses are based on these data sets: the 2000 Bolivia Family Interaction and Children's Well-Being (FICW) Survey, the 2000 Peru Demographic Health Survey and the 1997/1998 Nicaraguan Demographic and Health Survey. Our findings indicate that autonomy is multidimensional. Utilizing Structural equation modeling, we identify two major domains autonomy: decision-making autonomy and personal autonomy in Bolivia, and family autonomy and public autonomy in Nicaragua and Peru. This study shows that each of our specified determinants has some influence on autonomy, with education and socioeconomic status being the most important. We conclude that policies designed to change educational, economic, and familial characteristics of women will only have a modest impact on women's overall sense of autonomy.In recent years there has been an ideological revolution in theories of human rights. This ideological shift has been accompanied by efforts to improve the status of women worldwide. While governments, researchers, and volunteers have implemented programs and policies aimed to better the lives of women in developing countries, their efforts have produced varying results (Blim 2001;Emadi 1993;Safa 1995). A shortcoming manifest in these efforts is that we still do not know much about which types of policies are most effective. This is mostly due to inadequate -and often contradictory -information available about which familial, educational, and economic factors affect women's status.The success of social reform policies relies upon a firm understanding of how specific indicators of autonomy interact with women's actual experiences. Potential policies might be aimed at educational Population Research and Policy Review (2005) 24: 283-300 Ó Springer 2005

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Section: Outcomes Of Autonomymentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of status on women’s autonomy in Bolivia, Peru,and Nicaragua

Heaton

Huntsman

Flake³

2005

Popul Res Policy Rev

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“…Theological accounts of autonomy may also depend upon a divinely-ordained authentic human nature (Wilson 1978;Niebuhr 2004). Meanwhile, "coherentist" accounts base autonomy on continuity with personal history, such that changes or decisions which radically depart from someone's previous patterns or tastes are inauthentic, and thus reductions in autonomy (Miller 1981;Ekstrom 1993). Bioelectronic interventions which take a person away from an essential self, however that self is conceived, are reductions to these forms of autonomy.…”

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Threats to Autonomy from Emerging ICTs

Dainow

2017

AJIS

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This paper examines threats to autonomy created by significant emerging ICT's. Emerging ICT's cover a wide range of technologies, from intelligent environments to neuroelectronics, yet human autonomy is potentially threatened by all of them in some way. However, there is no single agreed definition of autonomy. This paper therefore considers the ways in which different versions of autonomy are impacted by different systems. From this range of threats we will derive some properties which any ICT must exhibit in order to threaten human autonomy. Finally, we will show how the range of definitions of autonomy creates problems for customary approaches to vale-sensitive design, and indicates a need for greater flexibility when attempting to improve the ethical status of emerging ICT's.

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“…This requires our policy to reference a compelling account of authenticity e.g. one based on volitional necessities (Frankfurt 1982;1998;Watson 2004) or coherence of preferences (Ekstrom 1993;2005a;2005b;2010). To illustrate, we might design a choice prompt that asks choosers to consider what outcomes they feel that they could not live without or how their decision will compare to those that they usually make.…”

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The Heteronomy of Choice Architecture

Mills

2015

Rev.Phil.Psych.

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A note on versions:The version presented here may differ from the published version or, version of record, if you wish to cite this item you are advised to consult the publisher's version. Please see the 'permanent WRAP url' above for details on accessing the published version and note that access may require a subscription. The Heteronomy of Choice ArchitectureReview of Philosophy and Psychology 6, no. 3 (2015): 495-509. AbstractChoice architecture is heralded as a policy approach that does not coercively reduce freedom of choice. Still we might worry that this approach fails to respect individual choice because it subversively manipulates individuals, thus contravening their personal autonomy. In this article I address two arguments to this effect. First, I deny that choice architecture is necessarily heteronomous. I explain the reasons we have for avoiding heteronomous policy-making and offer a set of four conditions for non-heteronomy. I then provide examples of nudges that meet these conditions. I argue that these policies are capable of respecting and promoting personal autonomy, and show this claim to be true across contrasting conceptions of autonomy. Second, I deny that choice architecture is disrespectful because it is epistemically paternalistic. This critique appears to loom large even against non-heteronomous nudges. However, I argue that while some of these policies may exhibit epistemically paternalistic tendencies, these tendencies do not necessarily undermine personal autonomy. Thus, if we are to find such policies objectionable, we cannot do so on the grounds of respect for autonomy.

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A Coherence Theory of Autonomy

Cited by 79 publications

References 11 publications

The effects of status on women’s autonomy in Bolivia, Peru,and Nicaragua

The effects of status on women’s autonomy in Bolivia, Peru,and Nicaragua

Threats to Autonomy from Emerging ICTs

The Heteronomy of Choice Architecture

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