Book contents
- Platonic Autonomy
- Platonic Autonomy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Self-Determination
- Part II Motivational Challenges to Self-Rule
- Part III Internal and External Authorities
- Part IV The Limits of Autonomy and Self-Rule
- Part V Reconciling between Freedom, External Authority, and Nature
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
Bibliography
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 August 2025
Book contents
- Platonic Autonomy
- Platonic Autonomy
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Self-Determination
- Part II Motivational Challenges to Self-Rule
- Part III Internal and External Authorities
- Part IV The Limits of Autonomy and Self-Rule
- Part V Reconciling between Freedom, External Authority, and Nature
- Bibliography
- Index
- References
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- Platonic AutonomySelf-Determination, Unity, and Cooperation, pp. 256 - 266Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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