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Being Human: The Problem of Agency
Margaret S. Archer
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Paperback. A revindication of the concept of humanity and the primacy of practice over language. Num Pages: 336 pages, 7 b/w illus. BIC Classification: JHBA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 20. Weight in Grams: 506. The Problem of Agency. 336 pages, 7 b/w illus. A revindication of the concept of humanity and the primacy of practice over language. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: JHBA. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 22. Weight: 530.
Humanity and the very notion of the human subject are under threat from postmodernist thinking which has declared not only the 'Death of God' but also the 'Death of Man'. This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary social theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers. Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity - all of which are prior to, and more basic than, our acquisition of a social identity. ... Read more
Humanity and the very notion of the human subject are under threat from postmodernist thinking which has declared not only the 'Death of God' but also the 'Death of Man'. This book is a revindication of the concept of humanity, rejecting contemporary social theory that seeks to diminish human properties and powers. Archer argues that being human depends on an interaction with the real world in which practice takes primacy over language in the emergence of human self-consciousness, thought, emotionality and personal identity - all of which are prior to, and more basic than, our acquisition of a social identity. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521795647
SKU
V9780521795647
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'The ultimate value of Archer's work lies exactly in assisting us in our discovery journey.' Language and Intercultural Communication