Relational Narratives and Inclusive Selves
A Feminist and Disability-Informed Theory
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"Romanyshyn’s Relational Narratives and Inclusive Selves is an insightful and rich text. Drawing on care ethics, disability studies, and empirical work on developmental psychology, it develops a novel and nuanced account of the relational self. It then shows how moral and intellectual virtues are crucial for forming the self well—that is, in a way that can contribute to our flourishing. Highly recommended."
—Kevin Timpe, William H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy, Calvin University, USA
“In this intellectually thrilling book, Alexandra Romanyshyn makes a vigorous case for a capacious and richly inclusive theory of selves. Romanyshyn’s approach is foundationally relational, a quality enacted not only in the content of the argument, but through its pursuit. Integrating a wide number of perspectives from philosophy, psychology, and disability studies, Romanyshyn’s approach emerges from precisely the kind of relational accrual that she observes in the development of self. This optimistic contribution offers a generous and generative step forward in our understanding of identity.”
—Jonathan M. Adler, Professor of Psychology, Olin College of Engineering; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School
This book offers the first feminist and disability-informed account of how identities are co-constructed and how they ought to be shaped. Challenging dominant individualistic theories of the self, Alexandra Romanyshyn argues that many traditional accounts inadvertently exclude people with cognitive disabilities and overlook the lived realities of marginalized groups. Drawing on feminist philosophy, disability studies, developmental psychology, and care ethics, the book develops a normative relational theory of selfhood that addresses both the promise and the risks of our narrative dependence on others. Romanyshyn proposes moral and intellectual virtues that guide ethical identity construction, and she examines how individuals can resist and repair harmful narratives. Interdisciplinary and empirically informed, this monograph offers a compelling framework for understanding flourishing selves in a world shaped by relationships.
Alexandra T. Romanyshyn is an Assistant Professor at Seattle University.
This book offers the first feminist and disability-informed account of how identities are co-constructed and how they ought to be shaped. Challenging dominant individualistic theories of the self, Alexandra Romanyshyn argues that many traditional accounts inadvertently exclude people with cognitive disabilities and overlook the lived realities of marginalized groups. Drawing on feminist philosophy, disability studies, developmental psychology, and care ethics, the book develops a normative relational theory of selfhood that addresses both the promise and the risks of our narrative dependence on others. Romanyshyn proposes moral and intellectual virtues that guide ethical identity construction, and she examines how individuals can resist and repair harmful narratives. Interdisciplinary and empirically informed, this monograph offers a compelling framework for understanding flourishing selves in a world shaped by relationships.
Develops the first normative, relational theory of the self informed by disability and feminist philosophy Bridges philosophical accounts of identity with empirical research from psychology and care ethics Addresses how harmful narratives form and offers ethical tools for constructing flourishing selves
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“In this intellectually thrilling book, Alexandra Romanyshyn makes a vigorous case for a capacious and richly inclusive theory of selves. Romanyshyn’s approach is foundationally relational, a quality enacted not only in the content of the argument, but through its pursuit. Integrating a wide number of perspectives from philosophy, psychology, and disability studies, Romanyshyn’s approach emerges from precisely the kind of relational accrual that she observes in the development of self. This optimistic contribution offers a generous and generative step forward in our understanding of identity.” (Jonathan M. Adler, Professor of Psychology, Olin College of Engineering; Senior Lecturer, Harvard Medical School)
“Romanyshyn’s Relational Narratives and Inclusive Selves is an insightful and rich text. Drawing on care ethics, disability studies, and empirical work on developmental psychology, it develops a novel and nuanced account of the relational self. It then shows how moral and intellectual virtues are crucial for forming the self well—that is, in a way that can contribute to our flourishing. Highly recommended.” (Kevin Timpe, William H. Jellema Chair in Christian Philosophy, Calvin University, USA; Author of “Embodiment, Dependance, and God” (2024))
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