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Sources of the Self
J. B. Schneewind,Charles Taylor +1 more
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This article is published in The Philosophical Review.The article was published on 1991-08-01. It has received 1622 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Contemporary philosophy & Self.read more
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Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
TL;DR: To understand the central claims of evolutionary psychology the authors require an understanding of some key concepts in evolutionary biology, cognitive psychology, philosophy of science and philosophy of mind.
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What is agency
Mustafa Emirbayer,Ann Mische +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conceptualize agency as a temporally embedded process of social engagement, informed by the past (in its "iterational" or habitual aspect) but also oriented toward the future (as a projective capacity to imagine alternative possibilities) and toward the present, as a practical-evaluative capacity to contextualize past habits and future projects within the contingencies of the moment.
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Toward A Unified Conception Of Business Ethics: Integrative Social Contracts Theory
TL;DR: In this article, Alice asked the Cheshire Cat to tell her which way she ought to go from here, and the Cat said that depends a good deal on where you want to get to, and then it doesn't matter which way you go.
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The Place of Story in the Study of Teaching and Teacher Education
TL;DR: For example, the authors argues that stories capture, more than scores or mathematical formulae ever can, the richness and indeterminacy of our experiences as teachers and the complexity of our understandings of what teaching is and how others can be prepared to engage in this profession.
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Narrating the self
Elinor Ochs and,Lisa Capps +1 more
TL;DR: The authors argue that narratives are inseparable in that narrative is simultaneously born out of experience and gives shape to experience, and that narrative activity provides tellers with an opportunity to impose order on otherwise disconnected events and to create continuity between past, present, and imagined worlds.