Pierpaolo Donati
The Relational Subject
- ISBN 13:
- 9781107513952
- author:
- Pierpaolo Donati
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2015
- Pages:
- 360
- Dimensions:
- 15.2 x 2 x 22.8 cm
- Genre:
- Society, Politics & Philosophy, Social Sciences, Sociology
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
The Relational Subject by Pierpaolo Donati and Margaret S. Archer explores a new approach to understanding relationships in social theory. Most researchers focus on dyadic relations, neglecting the context and consequences of these interactions. In contrast, Donati and Archer argue that 'the relation' is an emergent property with internal effects on its participants and external ones on others. They suggest that analytical philosophers have previously conceptualized the 'We' as dependent upon shared intentionality, but this approach has been overlooked in social theory. This book proposes a new perspective, focusing on how subjects generate relational 'goods' and 'evils', which in turn shape their reflexive orientations towards these emergent properties.
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