Being Human: The Problem of Agency By Margaret S. Archer
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Item specifics
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- Title
- Being Human
- ISBN
- 9780521795647
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521795648
ISBN-13
9780521795647
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1876317
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Publication Name
Being Human : the Problem of Agency
Language
English
Subject
Sociology / General, General, Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Publication Year
2000
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Philosophy, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
17.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
00-031287
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
'The ultimate value of Archer's work lies exactly in assisting us in our discovery journey.'Language and Intercultural Communication, 'The ultimate value of Archer’s work lies exactly in assisting us in our discovery journey.’Language and Intercultural Communication, "...extraordinary...this is one of the very few really outstanding treatises in theoretical sociology and its ontology in recent decades." Contemporary Sociology, 'The ultimate value of Archer's work lies exactly in assisting us in our discovery journey.' Language and Intercultural Communication
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
128
Table Of Content
Part I. The Impoverishment of Humanity: 1. Resisting the dissolution of humanity; 2. Modernity's man; 3. Society's Being: humanity as the gift of society; Part II. The Emergence of Self Consciousness: 4. The primacy of practice; 5. The practical order as pivotal; Part III. The Emergence of Personal Identity: 6. Humanity and reality: emotions as commentaries on human concerns; 7. Personal identity: the inner conversation and emotional elaboration; Part IV. The Emergence of Social Identity: 8. Agents: active and passive; 9. Actors and commitment; Conclusion.
Synopsis
The human subject is under threat from postmodernist thinking which has declared the 'Death of God' and the 'Death of Man'. This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers and asserting the primacy of practice over language., Humanity and the very notion of the human subject are under threat from postmodernist thinking which has declared not only the 'Death of God' but also the 'Death of Man'. This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary social theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers. Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity - all of which are prior to, and more basic than, our acquisition of a social identity. This original and provocative new book from leading social theorist Margaret S. Archer builds on the themes explored in her previous books Culture and Agency (CUP 1988) and Realist Social Theory (CUP 1995). It will be required reading for academics and students of social theory, cultural theory, political theory, philosophy and theology., The human subject is under threat from postmodernist thinking that has declared the "Death of God" and the "Death of Man." This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary social theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers. Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity--all of which are prior to, and more basic than, our acquisition of a social identity.
LC Classification Number
BD450 .A69 2000
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