Abstract
Feminist efforts to theorize the impact of social oppression on autonomy must negotiate what Serene Khader (2011) refers to as the “agency dilemma.” This is the challenge of recognizing and analyzing the vulnerabilities of persons subject to social oppression or deprivation while also acknowledging and respecting their agency. In particular, since the effects of social oppression can run deep and can shape people’s practical identities or self-concepts, responding to the challenge posed by the agency dilemma requires explaining how social oppression can be simultaneously identity constituting yet identity fracturing and agency constituting yet autonomy impairing-at least in certain domains or with respect to certain aspects of agents’ practical identities.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Personal autonomy and social oppression |
Subtitle of host publication | philosophical perspectives |
Editors | Marina A. L. Oshana |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group |
Pages | 48-67 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781135036096, 9780203768778, 9781135036102 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780415840132 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |