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Jean-Sébastien Guy

Bio: Jean-Sébastien Guy is an academic researcher from Dalhousie University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Globalization & Structure and agency. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 18 publications receiving 77 citations.

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01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: In this paper, the concepts of metric and nonmetric in a sociologically meaningful way were substantiated by extracting a material appropriate for this from the writings of Max Weber and Emile Durkheim.
Abstract: This chapter substantiates the concepts of metric and nonmetric in a sociologically meaningful way by extracting a material appropriate for this from the writings of Max Weber and Emile Durkheim. Their respective works are reinterpreted in non-orthodox (i.e. non-Weberian and non-Durkheimian) ways so as to illuminate certain meta-patterns that are then brought in parallel with the metric/nonmetric distinction. In Weber’s sociology, the tie between action and actor is replaced with a focus on the affinities and antagonisms between types of actions. This uncovers a continuum going from charisma to patrimonialism to the rational-legal authority and the separation of the values-spheres. In Durkheim’s sociology, the universalism of Homo duplex is rejected as false, while the variability implied by the division of labor in society is reemphasized in compensation. This shows that the concepts of individual, society and humanity can take on multiple definitions, and that these definitions co-vary.

1 citations

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TL;DR: In this article , the authors examine how the concepts of social structure and social change are interpreted in sociological theory today and propose an alternative approach to articulate a more sophisticated model of social change, one that does not boil to an over-dramatic opposition between constraint and release from constraint.
Abstract: This paper examines how the concepts of social structure and social change are interpreted in sociological theory today. Social structures are commonly defined in opposition with agency and accordingly as constraints on action. Concomitantly, social change is understood as emancipation or the removal of such constraint through the exercise of agency (and for it). Against this common understanding, the paper develops an alternative approach so as first to articulate a more sophisticated model of social change, one that does not boil to an over-dramatic opposition between constraint and release from constraint, and second to distinguish between different types of social structures, metric and nonmetric, thereby making room for a variety of social changes depending on how structures interact with other structures. Le présent article porte sur les modes d'interprétation des concepts de structure sociale et de changement social dans la théorie sociologique actuelle. Les structures sociales sont généralement définies par opposition à l'agence et donc comme des contraintes sur l'action. Parallèlement, le changement social est compris comme l’émancipation ou la suppression d'une telle contrainte par l'exercice de l'agence (et pour elle). Prenant le contre-pied de cette compréhension commune, l'auteur de l'article élabore une nouvelle approche afin, d'une part, de formuler un modèle plus détaillé du changement social, qui ne se résume pas à une opposition radicale entre contrainte et libération de la contrainte, et, d'autre part, de faire la distinction entre différents types de structures sociales, métriques et non métriques, ce qui permet d'envisager une variété de changements sociaux en fonction de la manière dont les structures interagissent.

1 citations

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01 Jan 2019
TL;DR: The chapter shows that, in sociological research, there are no units of analysis that remain absolutely constant across social reality and by setting up the metric/nonmetric distinction, the chapter can determine rigorously how these units happen to vary.
Abstract: The concepts of metric and nonmetric have been previously developed by Manuel DeLanda in his book Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy. This chapter discusses DeLanda’s project by concentrating on two major ideas: multiplicity and assemblage. As critique, the chapter contends that DeLanda does not take full advantage of the concepts of metric and nonmetric. Finally, the said concepts are developed and articulated around four dichotomies: (1) whether a difference between member and non-member is distinguishable or not; (2) the opposition between reversible and irreversible; (3) whether a difference between micro and macro is distinguishable or not; and (4) the opposition between “structure as agency” and “agency as structure.” Overall, the chapter shows that, in sociological research, there are no units of analysis that remain absolutely constant across social reality. By setting up the metric/nonmetric distinction, we can determine rigorously how these units happen to vary.

1 citations

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TL;DR: The Cthulhu Mythos is widely referenced across popular culture today as discussed by the authors, and it is considered a seminal work of American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) who is in vogue more than ever before.
Abstract: American writer Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890–1937) is in vogue more than ever before. His creation – the Cthulhu mythos – is widely referenced across popular culture today. We can rightly speak ...

1 citations


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01 Jan 2016
TL;DR: The cognition in the wild is universally compatible with any devices to read and is available in the digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly.
Abstract: Thank you very much for reading cognition in the wild. Maybe you have knowledge that, people have look hundreds times for their favorite books like this cognition in the wild, but end up in malicious downloads. Rather than enjoying a good book with a cup of coffee in the afternoon, instead they cope with some harmful virus inside their laptop. cognition in the wild is available in our digital library an online access to it is set as public so you can download it instantly. Our book servers spans in multiple countries, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. Merely said, the cognition in the wild is universally compatible with any devices to read.

1,268 citations

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292 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose a method to solve the problem of homonymity of homophily in the context of homomorphic data, and no abstracts are available.
Abstract: No abstract available.

195 citations

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C. J. Ducasse1
01 Jan 1949-Synthese
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors define the notion of philosophy as "the relation entre the theorie and the pratique" and propose a framework for the analysis of philosophical questions.
Abstract: La conception de l'essence de la philosophie qui vient d'etre esquissee paraitrait se recommander pour plusieurs raisons: a) Elle presente la philosophie comme etant une science, en intention et potentiellement, au meme sens du mot „science“ que par exemple la physique ou la biologie: mais une science dont le sujet propre de recherches est different de celui des sciences naturelles; et d'ailleurs une science qui n'est pas encore tres avancee, parce que son sujet propre, et la methode de recherche qui lui est appropriee n'ont generalement pas ete discernes d'une facon adequate. b) En faisant une distinction entre les problemes pratiques a resoudre par la philosophie, et les problemes de philosophie, qui sont theoriques, notre conception rend justice, d'une part a l'opinion que la reflection philosophique peut et doit contribuer a la sagesse dans la conduite des affaires pratiques, et d'autre part au fait que beaucoup des problemes theoriques de la philosophie sont aussi abstrus, abstraits et techniques, et en apparence aussi denues d'implications pratiques, que beaucoup des problemes de physique theorique ou des mathematiques pures; mais la relation entre la theorie et la pratique est logiquement la meme dans les deux cas. En consequence meme les questions philosophiques les plus abstraites, quand elles ne sont pas des pseudo-questions et sont bien posees, ont potentiellement une importance pratique de l'espece particuliere qui a ete indiquee. c) La conception de la philosophie que nous avons ebauchee fait place, dans le domaine general de la philosophie, non seulement a la morale et aux autres branches de la philosophie dites normatives, mais aussi a la metaphysique et a l'epistemologie, tant que les hypotheses de ces dernieres ne sont pas dogmatiques, mais peuvent etre mises a l'epreuve consistant a voir si elles s'accordent avec les faits observables de l'espece appropriee, aussi bien qu'a l'epreuve de coherence interne et de coherence reciproque ou mutuelle. d) La conception philosophique presentee specifie quelle est l'espece de faits pouvant servir de reference pour controler empiriquement la validite ou l'invalidite des speculations philosophiques quand elles ne sont pas presentees comme des revelations d'oracle, et ainsi rend claire la forme particuliere que la methode scientifique, generatrice de connaissances, et non de simples croyances, doit assumer, lorsqu'elle est appliquee au sujet de recherches qui distingue la philosophie des autres sciences. e) Finalement, notre conception met en relief le fait que les mots (et en particulier les termes de valeur, et autres termes philosophiques) sont des outils crees par l'homme tout autant qu'une hache, un moteur electrique ou une maison; que les mots sont les moyens les plus typiques par lesquels les hommes s'influencent reciproquement, et enfin que les mots influencent les sentiments, les croyances et les actions, meme quand ils sont mal compris ou employes a tort. En consequence l'analyse ou la fixation de leur signification, qui permet de les appliquer avec discernement et sans malentendu aux faits, actions ou evenements concrets, est une tâche de la plus haute importance pour l'homme vivant en societe.

135 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper , the authors map the thematic evolution of the digital transformation research in the areas of business and management, because existing research in these areas to date has been limited to certain domains.

133 citations