Autonomy (nonfiction)

In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.

Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing.

Autonomy can also be defined from a human resources perspective, where it denotes a (relatively high) level of discretion granted to an employee in his or her work. In such cases, autonomy is known to generally increase job satisfaction. Self-actualized Individuals are thought to operate autonomously of external expectations.

In a medical context, respect for a patient's personal autonomy is considered one of many fundamental ethical principles in medicine.

Fiction cross-reference

• Autonomous gibbet
• Gnomon algorithm
• Gnomon Chronicles

External links

• Autonomy @ Wikipedia