Heteronomy: Difference between revisions

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heteronomy noun

In biology, the state of divergent modification in parts that exhibit general homology or homonomy.
Subordination or subjection to a law imposed by another or from without: opposed to autonomy.
Specifically, in the Kantian ethics, subjection of the will to the control of the natural appetites, passions, and desires, instead of to the moral law of reason.

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 '''heteronomy'''
 ''noun''
-# In biology, tbe state of divergent modification in parts that exhibit general homology or homonomy.
+# In biology, the state of divergent modification in parts that exhibit general homology or homonomy.
-# Subordination or subjection to a [[law]] imposed by anotber or from without: opposed to autonomy.
+# Subordination or subjection to a [[law]] imposed by another or from without: opposed to autonomy.
-# Specifically, in tbe Kantian [[ethics]], subjection of tbe will to tbe control of tbe natural appetites, passions, and desires, instead of to tbe moral law of reason.
+# Specifically, in the Kantian [[ethics]], subjection of the will to the control of the natural appetites, passions, and desires, instead of to the moral law of reason.
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