Emergence of Autonomy in Kant's Moral Philosophy

Autonomy is one of the central concepts of contemporary moral thought, and Kant is often credited with being the inventor of individual moral autonomy. But how and why did Kant develop this notion? The Emergence of Autonomy in Kant''s Moral Philosophy is the first essay collection exclusively devoted to this topic. It traces the emergence of autonomy from Kant''s earliest writings to the changes t...