Autonomy and Equality

Relational Approaches

Natalie Stoljar, Kristin Voigt, Natalie Stoljar, Kristin Voigt

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9780367416898
• eBook ISBN: 9781000469578
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Philosophy
• Subtopic: Philosophy History & Theory

This book draws connections and explores important questions at the intersection of the debates about relational autonomy and relational equality. Although these two research areas share several common assumptions and concerns, their connections have not been systematically explored.

The essays in this volume address theoretical questions at the intersection of relational theories of autonomy and equality and also consider how these theoretical considerations play out in real-world contexts. Several chapters explore possible conceptual links between relational autonomy and equality by considering the role of values—such as agency, non-domination, and self-respect—to which both relational autonomy theorists and relational egalitarians are committed. Others reflect on how debates about autonomy and equality can clarify our thinking about oppression based on race and gender, and how such oppression affects interpersonal relationships.

Autonomy and Equality: Relational Approaches is the first book to specifically address the relationship between these two research areas. It will be of interest to scholars and graduate students working in social and political philosophy, moral philosophy, and feminist philosophy.

Chapter 8 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Endorsements Page
• Half-Title Page
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• 1. Introduction: A Relational Turn in Political Philosophy
• 2. Relational Equality and the Debate Between Externalist and Internalist Theories of Relational Autonomy
• 3. Could Friends of Relational Autonomy be Relational Sufficientarians Rather than Relational Egalitarians?
• 4. The Wrongs of Relational Inequalities
• 5. Relational Autonomy, Equality, and Self-Respect
• 6. Autonomy, Relational Egalitarianism, and Indignation
• 7. Regarding Oneself as an Equal
• 8. How Being Better Off Is Bad for You: Implications for Distribution, Relational Equality, and an Egalitarian Ethos
• 9. Microaggressions: A Relational Analysis of Harm
• 10. Musical Performance as a Route to Relational Autonomy and Social Equality
• Contributors
• Index