Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Law's Relations
Jennifer Nedelsky
€ 69.44
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Law's Relations
Paperback. In this brilliantly innovative work, Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries, and individual rights. Num Pages: 560 pages. BIC Classification: LA; LBBR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 231 x 156 x 34. Weight in Grams: 828.
Autonomy is one of the core concepts of legal and political thought, yet also one of the least understood. The prevailing theory of liberal individualism characterizes autonomy as independence, yet from a social perspective, this conception is glaringly inadequate. In this brilliantly innovative work, Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries, and individual rights. If we understand that we are fundamentally in relation to others, she argues, we will recognize that we become autonomous with others--with parents, teachers, employers, and the state. We should not therefore regard autonomy as ... Read more
Autonomy is one of the core concepts of legal and political thought, yet also one of the least understood. The prevailing theory of liberal individualism characterizes autonomy as independence, yet from a social perspective, this conception is glaringly inadequate. In this brilliantly innovative work, Jennifer Nedelsky claims that we must rethink our notion of autonomy, rejecting the usual vocabulary of control, boundaries, and individual rights. If we understand that we are fundamentally in relation to others, she argues, we will recognize that we become autonomous with others--with parents, teachers, employers, and the state. We should not therefore regard autonomy as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Number of Pages
560
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199332168
SKU
V9780199332168
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Jennifer Nedelsky
Jennifer Nedelsky is a Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Toronto.
Reviews for Law's Relations