Wolff's views on the right of autonomy
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to autonomy. If a man fulfills his obligation to autonomy, then he will reject the authority of the state, resulting in philosophical anarchy. Democracy seemed to be a solution to this problem, but Wolf quickly showed how it failed. Democracy took away the autonomy of the minority. He states, "If democracy is to make good its title as the only morally legitimate form of politics, then it must solve the problem of the heteronomous minority."
to autonomy. If a man fulfills his obligation to autonomy, then he will reject the authority of the state, resulting in philosophical anarchy. Democracy seemed to be a solution to this problem, but Wolf quickly showed how it failed. Democracy took away the autonomy of the minority. He states, "If democracy is to make good its title as the only morally legitimate form of politics, then it must solve the problem of the heteronomous minority."