Chris asked:

Is a relational notion of the Self more feasible than a substance-grounded notion of the self?

If so, where does this leave a culture which has been grounded on a substance-orientated notion of
the self and how damaging is this to the viability of related concepts/beliefs which are built upon the
edifice of such a particular construct e.g. ideas of freedom and responsibility?

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I think it is. I don't think that it leaves the substance-oriented culture worse off, because such an
understanding has been built relationally anyway. For it to change requires relationally based
concepts to change gradually under the insights of a relational view. Concepts such as autonomy,
freedom etc have to be rebuilt. Isn't that what is happening in our culture (western — I'm making an
assumption that you and I share it here) right now?

Tim Sprod