Heteronomy

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heteronomy noun

  1. In biology, tbe state of divergent modification in parts that exhibit general homology or homonomy.
  2. Subordination or subjection to a law imposed by anotber or from without: opposed to autonomy.
  3. 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.