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A coherence theory of autonomy
Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 53 (3):599-616 (1993)
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This paper presents a conception of the self partially in terms of a particular notion of preference. It develops a coherentist account of when one's preferences are "authorized", or sanctioned as one's own, and presents a coherence theory of autonomous action. The view presented solves certain problems with hierarchical accounts of freedom, such as Harry Frankfurt'sAuthor's Profile
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