Question

Explain/discuss why Phillips thinks that the ethical theory: "autonomy", does not provide a very strong argument against manipulative advertising.

Answer 1

The autonomy, indicates the capacity of a person or entity
to establish their own rules and abide by them at the time
to make decisions.
Manipulative advertising has arguments based on external information
in making decisions.
Therefore, Phillips thinks that the ethical theory: "autonomy",
it does not provide a very strong argument against manipulative advertising.
because autonomy is antagonistic to manipulative advertising
which to deal with such information
the autonomy must be governed by the flexibility against manipulative advertising
doing this, a joint decision in the current era to which we live.