Klappentext This 2009 book presents a model of individual autonomy and provides a foundation for principles of justice for complex democracies. Zusammenfassung This book offers a model of individual autonomy which takes into account the socially constructed nature of persons and their complex cultural and social identities, and provides a foundation for principles of justice for complex democracies marked by radical difference among citizens.

Zusammenfassung
This book offers a model of individual autonomy which takes into account the socially constructed nature of persons and their complex cultural and social identities, and provides a foundation for principles of justice for complex democracies marked by radical difference among citizens.

Inhalt

1. Introduction; Part I. Selves: 2. The social conception of the self: a critical taxonomy; 3. The post-modern subject; 4. The narrative self; 5. Memory, agency, and the self; Part II. Autonomy: 6. Political persons; 7. The historical conception of autonomy; 8. Relational autonomy; 9. The dynamics of social identities; Part III. Justice: 10. Justice over time: history, public reason, and political legitimacy; Bibliography.