PHI 1120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Bertrand Russell, John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
7 Nov 2016
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1120, dr. durham, 10/20/16 autonomy & higher education teaching. Discussion of j. kupperman, autonomy and the very limited role of advocacy in the. Classroom autonomy the word autonomy" derives from the greek words autos, meaning. Self," and nomos, meaning law. " autonomy is the state of being self-governed, self- ruled. Russell"s argument for the link between philosophy and autonomy. One can be autonomous only if one authorizes and approves one"s convictions. One authorizes and approves one"s convictions only if one thinks philosophically. 3 one can be autonomous only if one thinks philosophically. Bertrand russell, the problems of philosophy (oxford: oxford university press, 1959), chapter 15. If the cultivation of the understanding consists in one thing more than another, it is surely in learning the grounds of one"s own opinions. The chief cause of human error is to be found in the prejudices picked up in childhood.
