Henceforth the great problem of philosophy was how to make character self-sufficing and independent; how to find the beatitude of man in the autonomous will, fenced against all assaults of chance and change.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
Thus the hope of a noble life is securely fenced in the fortress of the autonomous will.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
This philosophy does not, it is true, define the good, but it makes ethics autonomous, thus distinguishing the good which it defines, and saving it from compromise with matter-of-fact, and logical or mechanical necessity.
"The Approach to Philosophy"
Ralph Barton Perry