Literary notes about Autonomous (AI summary)
In literature, "autonomous" is used to denote self-governing independence across a variety of contexts. In political and societal discourses, it describes regions or communities that function with considerable self-rule and distinct identity, such as an isolated colony or a state with its own constitution [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. In ethical and philosophical texts, it refers to individuals or institutions that derive their norms and actions from intrinsic principles rather than external imposition, emphasizing self-determination and moral integrity [6, 7, 8]. The term also appears in scientific and descriptive narratives to highlight processes or activities that proceed independently, like the growth movements in plants [9, 10, 11].
- "Sir, these colonists had been autonomous for over two hundred years, ever since the Fourth War cut them off from us.
— from Traders Risk by Roger D. Aycock - Given a system of local government, really autonomous, what will become of the connection with Great Britain?
— from British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854 by J. L. (John Lyle) Morison - By-and-by will come the larger question of a nation with an autonomous constitution like the United States.
— from Basil and Annette: A Novel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon - Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
— from The 2006 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency - Kosovo—An autonomous region within the Serbian Republic of Yugoslavia.
— from Area Handbook for Albania by Eugene K. Keefe - The autonomous moralist differs from the sophist or ethical sceptic in this: that he retains his integrity.
— from The Life of Reason: The Phases of Human Progress by George Santayana - Only thus is the will truly autonomous, and from every other point of view it is heteronomous.
— from The World as Will and Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Arthur Schopenhauer - First, we must respect one another as autonomous, deciding persons.
— from Herein is LoveA Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. by Reuel L. Howe - Sachs and Pfeffer have also described briefly* the autonomous movements of the leaves of this plant.
— from The Power of Movement in Plants by Darwin, Francis, Sir - The arrested autonomous activity of growth may often be revived by the action of stimulus.
— from Life Movements in Plants, Volume I by Jagadis Chandra Bose - The leaf of Mimosa has, moreover, as I shall show, an autonomous movement of its own.
— from Life Movements in Plants, Volume II by Jagadis Chandra Bose
