ABSTRACT
One of the central issues involved in the debate about the limits of human autonomy is the role of the community and traditional authority as a check upon what the agent may or may not do. As a case study to bring this issue into sharp relief, I will examine a position of James P.Sterba from his book, Justice for Here and Now. Arising from this analysis will be the outlines of a position of public philosophy that will offer suggestions on how this parameter ought to be demarcated.
