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Heteronomy vs Autonomy - What's the difference?

heteronomy | autonomy | Antonyms |

Autonomy is an antonym of heteronomy.

Heteronomy is an antonym of autonomy.


As nouns the difference between heteronomy and autonomy

is that heteronomy is the political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law while autonomy is self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

heteronomy

English

Noun

(-)
  • The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law.
  • The state of being beholden to external influences.
  • (biology) The condition of being heteronomous

    • Antonyms

    * autonomy

    References

    * * OED 2nd edition 1989

    autonomy

    English

    Noun

  • Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.
  • (label) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
  • (label) The capacity of a system to make a decision about its actions without the involvement of another system or operator.
  • (label) The status of a church whose highest-ranking bishop is appointed by the patriarch of the mother church, but which is self-governing in all other respects. Compare autocephaly.

    • Synonyms

    * (self-government) nationhood, nationality, sovereignty, independence

    Antonyms

    * (self-government) dependency, nonautonomy, inoperability * (capacity to make independent decisions) heteronomy, incapacity

    Derived terms

    * autonomic * autonomous, autonomously