One dimensional man
About: This article is published in Philosophical Books.The article was published on 1965-05-01. It has received 2842 citations till now.
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TL;DR: Parrhesia is defined as a notion of truth or free speech unbounded by rhetoric as discussed by the authors, and it requires a "truth teller" to assume risk and have some ties to some undeniable logical form.
Abstract: The rise of antiessentialism can have specific consequences regarding economies of power and identity (Anderson, 1992). One discovers that as certain antiessentialist practices and discourses emerge, a body politic and its membership can also change, reflecting different political, social, or economic goals. A mechanism to cope with these realities, parrhesia is understood as a notion of truth or free speech unbounded by rhetoric. It requires a "truth teller" to assume risk and have some ties to some undeniable logical form. Resistance through the act of parrhesia then can lead both to "othering" as well as a mechanism to check political power. Though problematic in certain instances, it can contribute to governance in contemporary society.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose the practice of becoming responsible as a basis for integral micropolitics, defined as taking active responsibility for the well-being of the totality of living beings without exception, for the sake of that wellbeing alone.
Abstract: This treatise proposes the practice of becoming-responsible as a basis for integral micropolitics, defined as taking active responsibility for the well-being of the totality of living beings without exception, for the sake of that well-being alone. After reviewing two extant integral models for political action and interaction, demonstrating some of the limitations inherent in them, some ways are outlined in which the characteristic features of becoming-responsible—including critical clarity, compassion, competence, and consciousness—can be expressed in the realm of public concern; first, theoretically, drawing on a model proposed by poet and artist William Blake, and second, also historically, reflecting on an experiment in radical democracy in Chile (1970-1973), such that both examples critique and advance the claims and methods of mainstream integral theory as well as the alternative approach elaborated in this essay.
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...This is authentically Marxist theoretically (Marcuse, 1964; Lukacs, 1967), but innovative in praxis....
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...This was the transition from seasonally-variable agricultural work and urban, industrial capitalism, first coincident with the arising of early science—a process that, in Gurdjieffian terms, derails healthy human development in order to make machines of people for the purposes of labor power for the accumulation of capital(27) or for consumption that drives the same (Marcuse, 1964)....
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...…capitalism, first coincident with the arising of early science—a process that, in Gurdjieffian terms, derails healthy human development in order to make machines of people for the purposes of labor power for the accumulation of capital27 or for consumption that drives the same (Marcuse, 1964)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors call for a new type of leader, a radical servant leader, who makes the wellbeing of his or her follower's first priority, by making not only the welfare but also the justice of his/her followers their number one priority.
Abstract: Both secondary and postsecondary public education may offer one the last spaces for true democratic dialogue untainted by the market (Giroux, 2011). Public education however is under attack by “reformers” who seek to privatize it and transform it into a market good (Klein, 2007). Due to this, public education needs leaders who will fight for it. This paper calls for a new type of leader, a radical servant leader. Radical servant leadership derives from Servant Leadership (Greenleaf, 2002). A servant leader leads by serving, by making the wellbeing of his or her follower’s first priority. Radical servant leaders must make not only the welfare but the justice of his or her followers their number one priority. These leaders however will be in a unique situation. As public servants their goal will always be to serve the public good. They can accomplish this by utilizing the vast amount of information available in post-industrial society. They must mobilize this information and use it to bring a new dialectical period in human history.
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TL;DR: This article found that early childhood educators are confident when describing their teaching using familiar educational discourse, whereas educators were apprehensive when confronted with new and unfamiliar concepts, and the third finding illustrates the ways educators gain confidence with unfamiliar policy discourse.
Abstract: It has been seven years since the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) was introduced in Australia and four years since the National Quality Standard (NQS) was implemented. To gain insight into how educators are understanding practice in the Australian early childhood and care context, the study draws on a praxeological frame where educators have the opportunity to inquire and critically reflect on practice in a supported research environment. Data were analysed using critical discourse analysis, enabling a close examination of participant reflections and understandings about practice. Findings reveal that educators are confident when describing their teaching using familiar educational discourse, whereas educators were apprehensive when confronted with new and unfamiliar concepts. The third finding illustrates the ways educators gain confidence with unfamiliar policy discourse. The study’s findings add to limited empirical evidence about how early childhood educators understand key concepts intr...
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...Critical theory allowed taken-for-granted understandings to be revealed within the data, in particular, identifying social and cultural dominance and providing insights into ideology and subjectivity (Adorno and Horkheimer 1979; Gramsci 1971; Marcuse 1964)....
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...The conceptual framework for this study was informed by critical theory (Adorno and Horkheimer 1979; Gramsci 1971; Marcuse 1964) and praxeology (Pascal and Bertram 2012)....
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined accounts of travelers in terms of Erving Goffman's front versus back distinction and found that tourists try to enter back regions of the places they visit because these regions are associated with intimacy of relations and authenticity of experiences.
Abstract: The problem of false consciousness and its relationship to the social structure of tourist establishments is analyzed. Accounts of travelers are examined in terms of Erving Goffman's front versus back distinction. It is found that tourists try to enter back regions of the places they visit because these regions are associated with intimacy of relations and authenticity of experiences. It is also found that tourist settings are arrenged to produce the impression that a back region has been entered even when this is not the case. In tourist settings, between the front and the back there is a series of special spaces designed to accommodate tourists and to support their beliefs in the authenticity of their experiences. Goffman's front-back dichotomy is shown to be ideal poles of a continuum, or a variable.
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TL;DR: Casey as discussed by the authors explored the effects of contemporary practices of work on the self and found that changes currently occuring in the world of work are part of the vast social and cultural changes that are challenging the meta trends of modern industrialism.
Abstract: Despite recent interest in the effects of restructuring and redesigning the work place, the link between individual identity and structural change has usually been asserted rather than demonstrated. Through an extensive review of data from field work in a multi-national corporation Catherine Casey changes this. She knows that changes currently occuring in the world of work are part of the vast social and cultural changes that are challenging the meta trends of modern industrialism. These events affect what people do everyday, and they are altering relations among ourselves and with the physical world. This valuable book is not only a critical analysis of the transformations occurring in the world of work, but an exploration of the effects of contemporary practices of work on the self.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors interpret critical urban theory with reference to four mutually interconnected elements: its theoretical character; its reflexivity; its critique of instrumental reason; and its emphasis on the disjuncture between the actual and the possible.
Abstract: What is critical urban theory? While this phrase is often used in a descriptive sense, to characterize the tradition of post‐1968 leftist or radical urban studies, I argue that it also has determinate social–theoretical content. To this end, building on the work of several Frankfurt School social philosophers, this paper interprets critical theory with reference to four, mutually interconnected elements—its theoretical character; its reflexivity; its critique of instrumental reason; and its emphasis on the disjuncture between the actual and the possible. On this basis, a brief concluding section considers the status of urban questions within critical social theory. In the early 21st century, I argue, each of the four key elements within critical social theory requires sustained engagement with contemporary patterns of capitalist urbanization. Under conditions of increasingly generalized, worldwide urbanization, the project of critical social theory and that of critical urban theory have been intertwined a...
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TL;DR: The authors provide an overview of the key images of identity in organizations found in the research literature, including self-doubters, strugglers, surfers, storytellers, strategists, stencils and soldiers.
Abstract: This article provides an overview of the key images of identity in organizations found in the research literature. Image refers to the overall idea or conceptualization, capturing how researchers relate to — and shape — a phenomenon. Seven images are suggested: self-doubters, strugglers, surfers, storytellers, strategists, stencils and soldiers. These refer to how the individual is metaphorically understood in terms of identity, that is, how the researcher (research text) captures the individual producing a sense of self. The article aims to facilitate orientation — or encourage productive confusion — within the field, encourage reflexivity and sharpen analytic choices through awareness of options for how to conceptualize self-identity constructions.
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