Heteronomy
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heteronomy noun
- In biology, tbe 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.
- 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.