Dynamic Embodiment for Social Theory : ""I Move Therefore I am""
This book presents a series of ontological investigations into an adequate theory of embodiment for the social sciences. Informed by a new realist philosophy of causal powers, it seeks to articulate a concept of dynamic embodiment, one that positions human body movement, and not just 'the body&...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken :
Taylor & Francis,
2012
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| Series: | Ontological explorations.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book presents a series of ontological investigations into an adequate theory of embodiment for the social sciences. Informed by a new realist philosophy of causal powers, it seeks to articulate a concept of dynamic embodiment, one that positions human body movement, and not just 'the body' at the heart of theories of social action. It draws together several lines of thinking in contemporary social science: about the human body and its movements; adequate meta-theoretical explanations of agency and causality in human action; relations between moving and talking; skill and the formation of. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (177 pages). |
| Bibliography: | BibliographyIndex. |
| ISBN: | 9780203805039 0203805038 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
