Autonomy Quote by Jean Piaget

Autonomy is the capacity to act on principles that are one's own and one will exercise this capacity by means of a process of…

— Alison Assiter

“The idea of autonomy denies that we are born into a world that existed prior to us. It posits an essential aloneness; an autonomous…

— Matthew B. Crawford

“The value of autonomy … lies in the scheme of responsibility it creates: autonomy makes each of us responsible for shaping his own life according…

— Atul Gawande

Autonomy... is freedom to develop one's self - to increase one's knowledge, improve one's skills, and achieve responsibility for one's conduct. And it is…

— Thomas Szasz

Moral courage further demands that you assume the responsibility for your own acts.

— Napoleon Hill

The moral law is simply the way we think our own freedom as self-determination.

— Allen W. Wood

Autonomy is the whole thing; it's what unhappy people are missing. They have given the power to run their lives to other people.

— Judith Guest

One's own independent judgment is the means by which one must choose one's actions, but it is not a moral criterion nor a moral…

— Ayn Rand

An individual can be truly moral only when they are their own master. From the moment when they awaken to a comprehension of that…

— Elisee Reclus

What is central to morality is rational self-constraint (acting from duty), in cease where there is no other incentive to do your duty except…

— Allen W. Wood

“Freedom to order our own conduct in the sphere where material circumstances force a choice upon us, and responsibility for the arrangement of our…

— Friedrich August von Hayek

“The ethic of autonomy is based on the idea that people are, first and foremost, autonomous individuals with wants, needs, and preferences. People should…

— Jonathan Haidt