On May 10, 2011, at 12:21 PM, Arlo Bensinger wrote:
> [Marsha]
> Is this about an autonomous individual?
>
> [Arlo]
> No. In this paragraph the author is stating the extremes, or poles, of
> "structure" (determinism?) and "agency" (free will?). There have been other
> terms for these, but within structuration theories (such as Giddens, Archer,
> Parker and Bourdieu), these are recast not as antagonist forces, but mutually
> enabling and mutually supportive. Agency is always enacted within structure,
> and structure is always influenced by agency. Greater structure brings
> greater agency, simplistically, rather than being inversely related. The
> incredibly rapidity of world travel, and the ensuing "freedom" to move around
> the globe, rests on a very complex structure of mechanics, navigation, flight
> theory, schedules, airports, etc etc etc. If you remove the structure, the
> agency of the individual to move around is severely diminished. Moreso,
> Boudieu also considers the same duality regarding "words" which Mark seems to
> suggest is a form of imprisonment. Assimilating language provides us with far
> great
er capacity to act than a feral human would have, albeit it at the same time
(like roadways) channeling our thoughts in certain ways.
Marsha:
It may be that you would be very content to be chained in Plato's cave? Keep
on truckin'...
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