Why I am not an Individualist |
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Authors: | ANTHONY KING |
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Affiliation: | Department of Sociology and Philosophy The University of Exeter The Queen's Drive Exeter EX4 4Q5 |
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Abstract: | In his defence of emergence, David Elder‐Vass assumes that my hermeneutic position represents a form of individualism. Although a common reading of my position, the claim that I am in individualist is incorrect; I, too, recognize the centrality of collective phenomena to social reality. In fact, there is a close convergence between emergence and the hermeneutic sociology I advocate. However, there also remains an important divide between us. Despite his care to avoid reification, Edler‐Vass descends into ontological dualism, conceptualizing society in terms of structure and agency. |
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