autonomy

concept found in moral, political, and bioethical philosophy
Intangible concept Q484105
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autonomy

Summary

autonomy is a concept[1]. autonomy ranks in the top 9% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,461 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • autonomy's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • autonomy is a type of freedom of action[4].
  • autonomy's Commons category is recorded as Liberty[5].
  • autonomy is the opposite of heteronomy[6].
  • autonomy comprises self-governance[7].
  • autonomy comprises self-determination freedom[8].
  • autonomy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Autonomy[9].
  • autonomy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopedia of Political Theory[10].
  • autonomy's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[11].
  • autonomy's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12].
  • autonomy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • autonomy's different from is recorded as autonomy (religion)[14].
  • autonomy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15].
  • autonomy's P14483 is recorded as a/autonomia[16].
  • autonomy's P14541 is recorded as KcojT[17].
  • autonomy's P14541 is recorded as 2HWdf1[18].

Body

Definition and Type

autonomy's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. autonomy is a type of freedom of action[4]. autonomy is the opposite of heteronomy[6].

Use and Application

Components include self-governance[7], a type of regulation and control[19] and self-determination freedom[8], a principle[20].

Influence

Things named for autonomy include autonomic computing[21].

Why It Matters

autonomy ranks in the top 9% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,461 views/month).[2] autonomy has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] autonomy is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for autonomy include autonomic computing[21].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → a/autonomia
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/autonomia, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275041|batch #275041]]"
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → autonomy-philosophy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: autonomy-philosophy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914665|autonomy philosophy (#289914665)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915"
  3. 11w ago · Mapenite · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of latvia id → 000096485, 000096480
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1368]]: 000096485"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → a/autonomia
    P14541 → KcojT, 2HWdf1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 12w ago · EleJur · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (ru) online id → razdely/istoriya/novejshee-vremya/avtonomiya
    P14483 → a/autonomia
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: a/autonomia, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260063|batch #260063]]"
  6. 13w ago · Frhdkazan · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Encyclopedia tatarica (tt) online id → razdely/istoriya/novejshee-vremya/avtonomiya
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8373]]: razdely/istoriya/novejshee-vremya/avtonomiya"
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