Autonomy is the ability to make choices yourself rather than having them made for you by other people. Most of us desire autonomy—who wants to be a slave to another's wishes? But we are certainly not ...

Most parents of a certain age, myself included, had to learn to be independent growing up. Many households needed two incomes to sustain themselves, leaving children alone to fend for themselves when ...

Autonomy can make this detachment harder precisely because of the sense of ownership it brings. Responsibility does not ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) The first thing to note is that autonomy does not imply withdrawal from the ...

Law firms often struggle with accountability. At its core, accountability means taking responsibility for one’s commitments, a concept that should align naturally with the legal profession’s values.