LEADER 02816nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910461417303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4529-4675-2 010 $a0-8166-7847-2 035 $a(CKB)2670000000113655 035 $a(EBL)765496 035 $a(OCoLC)748242157 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000534256 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11965705 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000534256 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10508898 035 $a(PQKB)10964489 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001177654 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC765496 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29959 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL765496 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10496909 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL525745 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000113655 100 $a20101209d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe autonomous animal$b[electronic resource] $eself-governance and the modern subject /$fClaire E. Rasmussen 210 $aMinneapolis $cUniversity of Minnesota Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (229 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8166-6957-0 311 $a0-8166-6956-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Conceiving a Human Being; 1. The Choice of Law: Autonomy between Norm and Creation; 2. Mature Subjects: Physical Education and the Political Child; 3. Intoxicated Citizens: America's Drug War and the Body Politic; 4. Man Is a Political Animal: Self-Discipline and Its Beastly Other; 5. Fit to Be Tied: Exercise Fads and Our Addiction to Autonomy; Conclusion: Freedom and Self-Governance; Notes; Bibliography; Index 330 $aAutonomy is a vital concept in much of modern theory, defining the Subject as capable of self-governance. Democratic theory relies on the concept of autonomy to provide justification for participatory government and the normative goal of democratic governance, which is to protect the ability of the individual to self-govern. Offering the first examination of the concept of autonomy from a postfoundationalist perspective, ""The Autonomous Animal ""analyzes how the ideal of self-governance has shaped everyday life. Claire E. Rasmussen begins by considering the academic terrain of autonomy, then 606 $aAutonomy 606 $aSelf-determination, National 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAutonomy. 615 0$aSelf-determination, National. 676 $a320.1/5 700 $aRasmussen$b Claire Elaine$0924299 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461417303321 996 $aThe autonomous animal$92074201 997 $aUNINA