Autonomy, Relationality, and Feminist Ethics

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-1997

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Feminist Philosophy | Philosophy | Women's Studies

Abstract

While care ethics has frequently been criticized for lacking an account of autonomy, this paper argues that care ethics’ relational model of moral agency provides the basis for criticizing the philosophical tradition's model of autonomy and for rethinking autonomy in relational terms. Using Diana Meyers s account of autonomy competency as a basis, a dialogical model of autonomy is developed that can respond to internal and external critiques of care ethics.

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