The particularity of autonomy
1. The nature and scope of this thesis is the meaning and possibility of personal autonomy for the contemporary self embedded in a complex of changing organizations. 2. Its contribution is in relating philosophy to the study of complex organizations. 3. The research is based upon the relevant literature and empirical studies informed by the writer's organizational experience. 4. The thesis is structured in two parts with the following arguments. Part I (The Situated Self of Sensible Reasoning) sets out a checklist for personal autonomy as positive freedom and rejects a universalist concept of autonomy as moral autonomy for its neglect of the self s particularity - its situation, sentiments and contingency. A midway position combines the principle of detachment with an evaluatory understanding of the nested self of cognitive sensibility. The self's coherence and its perspective are embodied in a unique narrative which governs the portfolio of the individual as agent in its relations, roles and aims. The sells portfolio constitutes the choices of its nestedness and its autonomy: it's not here, not there but where I choose to locate it. Part II (Managing Contingency)explores different types of organizations and
Newbigging, Eric Lomax
B Philosophy (General)
The particularity of autonomy. 1. The nature and scope of this thesis is the meaning and possibility of personal autonomy for the contemporary self embedded in a complex of changing organizations. 2. Its contribution is in relating philosophy to the study of complex organizations. 3. The research is based upon the relevant literature and empirical studies informed by the writer's organizational experience. 4. The thesis is structured in two parts with the following arguments. Part I (The Situated Self of Sensible Reasoning) sets out a checklist for personal autonomy as positive freedom and rejects a universalist concept of autonomy as moral autonomy for its neglect of the self s particularity - its situation, sentiments and contingency. A midway position combines the principle of detachment with an evaluatory understanding of the nested self of cognitive sensibility. The self's coherence and its perspective are embodied in a unique narrative which governs the portfolio of the individual as agent in its relations, roles and aims. The sells portfolio constitutes the choices of its nestedness and its autonomy: it's not here, not there but where I choose to locate it. Part II (Managing Contingency)explores different types of organizations and
particularity autonomy nature_scope meaning possibility personal_autonomy contemporary self embed complex changing organization relate philosophy study complex organization base_upon relevant_literature empirical_study inform writer organizational experience structure two_part follow argument part situated self sensible reasoning set personal_autonomy positive freedom reject universalist concept autonomy moral autonomy neglect self particularity situation sentiment contingency position combine principle detachment nest self cognitive sensibility self coherence perspective embody unique narrative portfolio individual agent relation role aim sell portfolio constitutes choice autonomy choose locate part managing contingency explore different_type organization