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heteronomous

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heteronomous /het·er·on·o·mous/ (het″er-on´ah-mus)
1. in biology, subject to different laws of growth; specialized along different lines.
2. in psychology, subject to another's will.
het·er·on·o·mous (ht-rn-ms)
adj.
Differing in development or manner of specialization.
heter·ono·my n.
heteronomous
subject to different laws; in biology, subject to different laws of growth or specialized along different lines.


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Likewise, control over research agendas and resources is increasingly drifting toward external, heteronomous sources--corporations, university technology offices, and the market.
Academic capitalism in the new university by Hanley, Larry / Radical Teacher
The Enlightenment established that without necessarily denying their respective existence and power, it is not the heteronomous community or a transcendent God that hold the balance of power in life but the autonomous self.
The post-secular: a Jewish perspective by Diamond, James S. / Cross Currents
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