Machiavelli 's conception of autonomy . Autonomy here refers to the laws or principles of one 's own making (Pitkin 7 . It thereby corresponds to concepts such as ``independence , self-control , self-government (and ) freedom (Pitkin 7 . If such is the case , autonomy may be understood as expanding beyond the boundaries of an individual 's private life as it extends into every aspect of social , cultural , religious , and political life . According to Pitkin , ``autonomy concerns blines , found or made it concerns the question...











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