It is true that oppressive social conditions do not typically produce pathologies or cognitive impairments; neither do the social conditions of oppression usually constitute direct coercion sufficient to erode autonomy.
The decision angered democracy advocates here, who promised street demonstrations, and drew sharp criticism from the United States and Britain, which said Beijing was eroding the autonomy of Hong Kong that it had pledged to preserve.
This is not about eroding universities' autonomy, centralising control, or promoting government interference.
"It erodes the autonomy of the country charts in general," he said.
Many commentators suggest, first, that the cause of the new governance is that the rise of these regional regimes has eroded the autonomy of nation states.
"First, while Mr Milburn says that universities are autonomous institutions that should be free to determine their own admissions criteria, he proposes measures that would serve only to erode university autonomy," he said.
In federations in which there is no guaranteed overrepresentation of smaller regions, a crucial principle of federalism is violated: the protection of regional sovereignty against a central government, backed by a national majority, that may seek to erode regional autonomy.
I can't force someone to claim and erode their autonomy in making decisions, but I find it so difficult to see people struggle instead of claim because of this rhetoric.
Next week, Mr. Small will unveil for the Smithsonian Board of Regents an institution-wide strategy to consolidate all science projects and research, a plan that many administrators and scientists fear will erode their autonomy.
This hints at a chilling future: not one where robots have replaced us altogether, but where algorithms have completely eroded worker autonomy, undermining the dignity of work and the sense of pride that people can take in a job well done.
