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Agency (philosophy)
About: Agency (philosophy) is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 10461 publications have been published within this topic receiving 350831 citations. The topic is also known as: Thought & Human agency.
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw connections between these principles and practices and current interest in sustainable livelihoods as a conceptual framework, the concept of social capital the social psychology of mobilization, the enhancement of capacity and agency to engage as citizens with the entitlements of citizenship, the role of multiple stakeholders, and the issue of control over the development process.
Abstract: Arising out of a critique of needs-based approaches to development, asset-based community development (ABCD) offers a set of principles and practices to mobilize and sustain community economic development. This paper draws attention to the connections between these principles and practices and current interest in sustainable livelihoods as a conceptual framework, the concept of social capital the social psychology of mobilization, the enhancement of capacity and agency to engage as citizens with the entitlements of citizenship, the role of multiple stakeholders, and the issue of control over the development process. Finally, the paper points to the challenges for NGOs employing an asset-based, community-driven approach given the needs-based, problem-solving paradigm in which they operate.
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TL;DR: Both new materialist philosophy of science and Indigenous studies scholarship have developed theories about the agency of non-human things as mentioned in this paper, however, there has been relatively little articulation of these theories.
Abstract: Both new materialist philosophy of science and Indigenous studies scholarship have developed theories about the agency of non-human things. There has, however, been relatively little articulation b...
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the way the theory of possible self is used in the literature and argue that there is a need for a clearer definition, cecause there appear to be a number of common misinterpretations regarding possible selves.
Abstract: Possible selves are traditionally
defined as conceptions of our selves in future
states. The author discusses the way the theory
is used in the literature and argues that there
is a need for a clearer definition, cecause there
appear to be a number of common
misinterpretations regarding possible selves.
Important features of possible selves are
discussed, in particular their nature as
experienced meaning, their relation with the rest
of the self-concept, and their social and
cultural nature. It is suggested that agency is
an important aspect of possible selves, and that
they can be seen as narratives. The clearer
definition suggested is that possible selves are
conceptions of our selves in the future,
including, at least to some degree, an experience
of being an agent in a future situation. Possible
selves get vital parts of their meaning in
interplay with the self-concept which they in
turn moderate, as well as from their social and cultural context.
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TL;DR: In this article, the inherent contradictions of volunteer tourism, particularly concerning the interplay of oppression/emancipation, dependency/resistance and dominant hegemony/agency, are deconstructed with a critical theory lens.
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Book•
01 Jan 1987
TL;DR: The second edition of the Second Edition of this book as mentioned in this paper is devoted to the subject and agent concepts of human nature: morality, justice and virtue, and the need for a philosophical anthropology.
Abstract: Preface Introduction to the Second Edition Introduction Chapter 1 Subjects and Agents 1.1. There concepts of agency 1.2. The orthodox conception of agents 1.3. Human nature: the need for a philosophical anthropology 1.4. Human nature: morality, justice and virtue. 1.5. Practical reason and social structures Chapter 2 Structure and Action 2.1. The concept of social structure 2.2. The basic concepts of historical materialism 2.3. Orthodox historical materialism 2.4. Rational-choice Marxism 2.5. Structural capacities and human action 2.6. What's left of historical materialism? Chapter 3 Reasons and Interests 3.1. Expressivism and the hermeneutic tradition 3.2. Interpretation and social theory 3.3. Charity, truth and community 3.4. The Utilitarian theory of action 3.5. Interests and powers Chapter 4 Ideology and Power 4.1. Collective agents 4.2. Falsehood and ideology, I 4.3. Falsehood and ideology, II 4.4. Nation, state and military power 4.5. A note on base and superstructure Chapter 5 Tradition and Revolution 5.1. Revolution as redemption: Benjamin and Sartre 5.2. Marxism and the proletariat 5.3. The rationality of revolution 5.4. Revolution and repetition 5.5. The tradition of the oppressed Conclusion Index
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