This book takes a radically different approach to the concept of autonomy. Killmister defends a theory of autonomy that is three-dimensional and constituted by what she calls 'self-definition, ' 'self-realisation, ' and 'self-unification.' While sufficiently complex to inform a full range of social applications, this three-dimensional theory is nonetheless unified through the simple idea that autonomy can be understood in terms of self-governance. The 'self' of self-governance occupies two distinct roles: the role of 'practical identity' and the role of 'practical agency.' In each of these...