
An Autonomy Worth Having
Promoting meaningful freedom to people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse requires going beyond simple questions of individual choice.
Paul Schofield teaches philosophy at Bates College in Maine.
Promoting meaningful freedom to people suffering from mental illness or substance abuse requires going beyond simple questions of individual choice.
Liberals and socialists typically see themselves as foes. But truly realizing liberal ideals of freedom and equality means building a socialist order — a lesson liberals and socialists alike would do well to remember.