Christoforos Bouzanis
On the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity
Bouzanis, Christoforos
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Abstract
Contemporary social theory has consistently emphasized habitual action, rule-following, and role-performing as key aspects of social life, yet the challenge remains of combining these aspects with the omnipresent phenomenon of self-reflective conduct. This article attempts to tackle this challenge by proposing useful distinctions that can facilitate further interdisciplinary research on self-reflection. To this end, I argue that we need a more sophisticated set of distinctions and categories in our understanding of habitual action. The analysis casts light on the idea that our contemporary social theories of self-reflection are not consistent with everyday notions of agential knowledgeability and accountability, and this conclusion indicates the need to reconceptualize discourse and subjectivity in non-eliminative terms. Ultimately, the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity turns out to be a theoretical necessity for the conceptualization of discursive participation and democratic choice.
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Bouzanis, C. (2022). On the assumption of self-reflective subjectivity. History of the Human Sciences, 35(2), 167-193. https://doi.org/10.1177/09526951211032895
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Jun 1, 2021 |
Online Publication Date | Sep 1, 2021 |
Publication Date | 2022-04 |
Deposit Date | Sep 21, 2022 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | History of the Human Sciences |
Print ISSN | 0952-6951 |
Electronic ISSN | 1461-720X |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 35 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 167-193 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/09526951211032895 |
Keywords | History and Philosophy of Science; History, human agency, intentionality, self-reflection, social theory, subjectivity |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9996230 |
Publisher URL | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09526951211032895 |
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