Relational Autonomy

Abstract

“Relational autonomy” is the term used to designate a variety of conceptions of personal autonomy, all of which are united in the belief that autonomous beings are, of necessity, socially situated and interdependent. They are persons whose identity‐defining beliefs, values, commitments, and reasons for action are shaped by – or, more strongly, are constituted by – the societal positions they occupy and the shared environment they inhabit. Relational theories maintain that autonomy must be conceptualized in terms of what is at issue for individuals who are situated with others in the real‐world context of moral, social, and political exchange. Accepting this means that a plausible account of autonomy must abandon the premise that autonomous agency is conceived in atomistic or individualistic terms.

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