Definitionv1
Self-authority: the recognition that you — not your culture,
Self-authority: the recognition that you — not your culture, your employer, your algorithms, or your defaults — are the legitimate governing agent of your own cognitive infrastructure
Why This Is a Definition
This is a clear, precise definition that establishes the term 'self-authority' by naming it, stating its genus (recognition of legitimate governing agent), and its differentia (specifically identifying what it is not - not culture, employer, algorithms, or defaults). It provides the semantic boundary for how the curriculum uses this term.