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Andrea Westlund is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at Florida State University, holding a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on moral psychology, ethics, feminist philosophy, and relational autonomy, with specialized interests in value theory, social/political philosophy, and philosophy of gender/race/sexuality.
Westlund's work integrates philosophical analysis with narrative theory, examining autonomy as a dialogical process requiring answerability to external perspectives. Her research intersects ethics, education, and literature, emphasizing relational agency and moral self-transformation.
Her publications demonstrate consistent engagement with autonomy's relationship to trust, education, forgiveness, and authority. Recent works (2021-2023) prioritize pedagogical ethics and autobiographical agency, while earlier scholarship established foundations in deference, shared agency, and feminist critiques of individualistic autonomy models.
No scientific awards, research grants, or supervised students are documented in available materials. No laboratories or specialized research teams are mentioned in source texts.
