Failed Relations

Failed Relations examines the undertheorized ways in which oppressive social circumstances are constitutively relevant to autonomy.

Rebekah Johnston is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

- Introduction
- 1. Living With Who Others Get To Be: Self-Determination and Status
- 2. Self-Governance, Self-Expressive Activities, and Communal Competence
- 3. Self-Governance, Hermeneutical Resources, and Communicative Needs
- 4. Authenticity and Constitutively Relational Emotions
- 5. Self-Authorization and Social Recognition
- Conclusion
- References
- Index