Romantic Agency

Loving Well in Modern Life

Luke Brunning (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2024
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-5152-1 (ISBN)

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This is a book for people energized by the possibilities of modern intimacy, but who feel unsure about their own romantic lives. Alternative lifestyles such as nonmonogamy, while liberating in theory, can feel remote in practice, as we are fixed in place by insecurities and social pressures.

In Romantic Agency, philosopher Luke Brunning encourages readers to think more deeply about what it means for relationships to not only work, but flourish. Guided by the thought that our abilities to be intimate cannot be taken for granted, he argues that our romantic agency is fragile and best cultivated alongside other people. Together we can become more realistic, balance playfulness with integrity, and value each other’s flourishing. Anyone can benefit from this exploration of intimate life, regardless of their relationship status or romantic ideals.

Compelling and timely, Romantic Agency is a groundbreaking account of love and relationships.

Luke Brunning is Lecturer in Applied and Inter-Disciplinary Ethics at the IDEA Centre at the University of Leeds.

Acknowledgements

Introduction
1 Modern Romance
2 Opening Up
3 Romantic Agency
4 Shaping Intimacy
5 Realistic Conversation
6 Romantic Risks
7 Jealousy
8 Grasping the Good
Conclusion

Notes
References
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	14.05.2024
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	142 x 218 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
ISBN-10	1-5095-5152-2 / 1509551522
ISBN-13	978-1-5095-5152-1 / 9781509551521
Zustand	Neuware