主体性 — meaning in English

English meaning

• autonomy noun The freedom to govern or manage oneself independently, without control from others.
• identity noun Who a person is, including their name, background, and sense of self.

Senses

主体性 is used for these senses in English:

• autonomy (philosophy, uncountable) The capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision.
• identity The difference or character that marks off an individual or collective from the rest of the same kind; selfhood; the sense of who something or someone or oneself is, or the recurring characteristics that enable the recognition of such an individual or group by others or themselves.

identity — full definition

1. noun Who a person is, including their name, background, and sense of self.
2. noun The distinguishing character or personality of something, especially a brand or group.
3. noun (mathematics) An equation that holds true for every possible value of its variables.

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