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<journal-id>0188-6649</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Tópicos (México)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Tópicos (México)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-6649</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Panamericana, Facultad de Filosofía]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0188-66492025000300081</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.21555/top.v730.3079</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Possibilities for a Relational Theory of Autonomy for Care Ethics: Adam Smith on Self-Interest and the Social Formation of Morality]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Posibilidades para una teoría relacional de la autonomía para la ética del cuidado: Adam Smith en cuanto al interés personal y la formación social de la moralidad]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Symmes-Avendaño]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Bárbara]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ ]]></addr-line>
<country>Chile</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2025</year>
</pub-date>
<numero>73</numero>
<fpage>81</fpage>
<lpage>107</lpage>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000300081&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000300081&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-66492025000300081&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract. While Smith does not explicitly refer to autonomy, it has been argued that in the Smithean individual there is a place for agency and self-determination, as portrayed in the Theory of Moral Sentiments. In this paper, I contend that the Smithian perspective on moral action encompasses self-interest and a relational perspective of the formation of morality as integral components of autonomy. This conceptualization bears resemblance to the notion of relational autonomy as expounded in care ethics. In Smith&#8217;s framework, morality is a product of societal interactions facilitated by the sympathetic process and the impartial spectator, that lead individuals to emerge as moral subjects. The interplay of sympathy, self-interest, society, and the conception of the individual as delineated in TMS could provide a robust foundation for a theory of relational autonomy that integrates the social, as care ethics proposes, and that does not sacrifice justice and individual rights.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen. Aunque Smith no hace referencia explícita a la autonomía, se ha argumentado que en el individuo smithiano hay un lugar para la agencia y la autodeterminación, tal como se retrata en la Teoría de los sentimientos morales. En este artículo, sostengo que la perspectiva smithiana sobre la acción moral abarca el interés personal y una perspectiva relacional de la formación de la moralidad como componentes integrales de la autonomía. Esta conceptualización guarda similitud con la noción de &#8220;autonomía relacional&#8221; de la ética del cuidado. En Smith, la moralidad es un producto de las interacciones sociales facilitadas por el proceso simpatético y el espectador imparcial, que llevan a los individuos a emerger como sujetos morales. La interacción de la simpatía, el interés personal, la sociedad y la concepción del individuo delineada en la TMS podría proporcionar una base sólida para una teoría de la autonomía relacional que integre lo social, como propone la ética del cuidado, y que no sacrifique la justicia ni los derechos individuales.]]></p></abstract>
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