heteronomy
Noun
Meaning
Subordination or subjection to the law of another; political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed to autonomy.
A term applied by Kant to those laws which are imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by our passions, wants, or desires.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
republic
federation
commonwealth
dominion
commonweal
autonomy
dependence
aristocracy
captivity
dictatorship
bureaucracy
feudalism
collectivism
subjection
colonialism
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It is precisely the acceptance of political, ethical, and religious heteronomy which leads Hegel to label Judeo-Christian culture a slave culture.