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Autonomy - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Autonomy : \Au*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See
Autonomous.]
1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or
political independence, of a city or a state.
2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of
morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give
law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the
true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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