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. 2021 Oct 26;4:705164. doi: 10.3389/frai.2021.705164

TABLE 1.

Dimensions of human autonomy.

The dimension of personal (cognitive and practical) autonomy The contrast case
Capacities Lack of potentials or of their development
Requirements (merely apparent requirements; e.g., moral nihilism or error-theory)
Respect from others Various forms of disrespect, manipulation, coercion, etc.;
Self-respect (and the other psychological conditions) Lowered self-respect (and lack of the other psychological conditions)
External resources (material, economic, cultural, informational) Insufficient resources
Actual exercise, autonomous life Heteronomous life despite real opportunities