The Perversion of Autonomy: The Proper Uses of Coercion and Constraints in a Liberal Society

by Willard Gaylin, Bruce Jennings

Argues that the individual rights movement is endangering Americans and that the right of controlling citizens must be restored to the community. 15,000 first printing. Tour.

Hardcover

First published June 1, 1996

Reviews

[Josh Fogelson]

I read a lot of academic books but this one was written in an especially convuluted and boring style. Seemed like I would read page after page waiting for the author's ideas and insights to emerge, but they never really did. Maybe the book is outdated or because I live in an urban city their big conclusions, such as mentally ill people don't deserve full autonomy, are ones that seem intuitive and simple. Not ideas that need 30 pages to arrive at.