Alexander Castleton
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 174271 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alexander Castleton |
| NOMBRES | Alexander |
| APELLIDO | Castleton |
| FIRMA | CASTLETON A |
| AFILIACIONES | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9191-3566 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 7 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 7 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2012 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Actantes, Simetría y Circunstancia
Este artículo contrasta la teoría social del actor-red (ANT, por su sigla en inglés) con el pensamiento raciovitalista de Ortega y Gasset, poniendo el foco en sus ideas sobre la tecnología. Si bien la ANT como teoría proveniente de los estudios sociales de ciencia y tecnología (STS, por su sigla en inglés) ha propuesto una forma novedosa y provocadora de entender lo social, se podría interpretar que el pensamiento de Ortega sobre la técnica compl…
Tecnología, desarraigo, y prácticas focales
El filósofo americano-alemán contemporáneo Albert Borgmann describe las sociedades modernas como estructuradas sobre un paradigma tecnológico basado en el consumo, el desarraigo de la realidad y la falta de compromiso. Como reacción a este paradigma, Borgmann indica la necesidad de establecer prácticas alrededor de cosas focales que den centro al mundo personal y social, dándole un sentido pleno, y que fomenten la buena vida. En 1993, el filósofo…
‘For older folks like me, these things are over us…’
Much research has focused on the introduction of information and communication technology (ICTs) into the lives of older people, but it has generally understood them as external factors who act as a sort of independent variable that impacts the seniors’ lives. There remains a dearth of empirical research into how aging and technology are co-constructed, namely, research that focuses on older people’s relationship to technology as a socio-technica…
Identity, Community, and Technology
In this article I reflect on a particular Inuit use of the social networking site Facebook: the group called Inuit Hunting Stories of the Day. I focus on two main issues. First, I discuss the logic behind current technologies as conceptualized by Albert Borgmann (e.g., 1984), who states that rather than being neutral tools, modern devices foster a particular "taking-up" with the world that leads to disengagement from community and meaningful prac…
Etnografía, Teoría Fundamentada y Frónesis
En este artículo discutiré la relevancia del contexto para entender lo social. Sostengo que al reducir la realidad social a modelos estructurados, cerrados y predictivos, las posibilidades de comprender la vida humana se ven severamente restringidas. Baso esta idea en las nociones del sociólogo danés Bent Flybvjerg sobre el rol del término arsistotélico frónesis en la investigación sociológica. Trataré, además, de establecer como la frónesis es ú…
Technology and Inuit identity
This article discusses the relationship between technology and Inuit identity. Using interviews, it explores how a group of students from the Arctic College located in the community of Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic, use the social network Facebook. It was found that in addition to an expected use of the social network associated with the script promoted by the technology, Inuit youth used Facebook to access content related to their identity in v…
Mechanisms Behind Substance Abuse and Rugby. Lessons from a Field Experiment with Incarcerated Offenders
There are a broad range of rehabilitation programs but results differ significantly among them, from positive to no-effect programs —and even to negative-effect programs. Hence, in order to guide policy, it is necessary to find out the features that should be present in programs for inmates to guarantee positive effects. We used a random assignment to evaluate an innovative rehabilitation program —rugby classes offered by players of the national …
Technology and Inuit identity
This article discusses the relationship between technology and Inuit identity. Using interviews, it explores how a group of students from the Arctic College located in the community of Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic, use the social network Facebook. It was found that in addition to an expected use of the social network associated with the script promoted by the technology, Inuit youth used Facebook to access content related to their identity in v…
Identity, Community, and Technology
In this article I reflect on a particular Inuit use of the social networking site Facebook: the group called Inuit Hunting Stories of the Day. I focus on two main issues. First, I discuss the logic behind current technologies as conceptualized by Albert Borgmann (e.g., 1984), who states that rather than being neutral tools, modern devices foster a particular "taking-up" with the world that leads to disengagement from community and meaningful prac…
Tecnología, desarraigo, y prácticas focales
El filósofo americano-alemán contemporáneo Albert Borgmann describe las sociedades modernas como estructuradas sobre un paradigma tecnológico basado en el consumo, el desarraigo de la realidad y la falta de compromiso. Como reacción a este paradigma, Borgmann indica la necesidad de establecer prácticas alrededor de cosas focales que den centro al mundo personal y social, dándole un sentido pleno, y que fomenten la buena vida. En 1993, el filósofo…
Mechanisms Behind Substance Abuse and Rugby. Lessons from a Field Experiment with Incarcerated Offenders
There are a broad range of rehabilitation programs but results differ significantly among them, from positive to no-effect programs —and even to negative-effect programs. Hence, in order to guide policy, it is necessary to find out the features that should be present in programs for inmates to guarantee positive effects. We used a random assignment to evaluate an innovative rehabilitation program —rugby classes offered by players of the national …
Etnografía, Teoría Fundamentada y Frónesis
En este artículo discutiré la relevancia del contexto para entender lo social. Sostengo que al reducir la realidad social a modelos estructurados, cerrados y predictivos, las posibilidades de comprender la vida humana se ven severamente restringidas. Baso esta idea en las nociones del sociólogo danés Bent Flybvjerg sobre el rol del término arsistotélico frónesis en la investigación sociológica. Trataré, además, de establecer como la frónesis es ú…
Technology and Inuit identity
This article discusses the relationship between technology and Inuit identity. Using interviews, it explores how a group of students from the Arctic College located in the community of Iqaluit in the Canadian Arctic, use the social network Facebook. It was found that in addition to an expected use of the social network associated with the script promoted by the technology, Inuit youth used Facebook to access content related to their identity in v…
Identity, Community, and Technology
In this article I reflect on a particular Inuit use of the social networking site Facebook: the group called Inuit Hunting Stories of the Day. I focus on two main issues. First, I discuss the logic behind current technologies as conceptualized by Albert Borgmann (e.g., 1984), who states that rather than being neutral tools, modern devices foster a particular "taking-up" with the world that leads to disengagement from community and meaningful prac…
‘For older folks like me, these things are over us…’
Much research has focused on the introduction of information and communication technology (ICTs) into the lives of older people, but it has generally understood them as external factors who act as a sort of independent variable that impacts the seniors’ lives. There remains a dearth of empirical research into how aging and technology are co-constructed, namely, research that focuses on older people’s relationship to technology as a socio-technica…
Actantes, Simetría y Circunstancia
Este artículo contrasta la teoría social del actor-red (ANT, por su sigla en inglés) con el pensamiento raciovitalista de Ortega y Gasset, poniendo el foco en sus ideas sobre la tecnología. Si bien la ANT como teoría proveniente de los estudios sociales de ciencia y tecnología (STS, por su sigla en inglés) ha propuesto una forma novedosa y provocadora de entender lo social, se podría interpretar que el pensamiento de Ortega sobre la técnica compl…
Tecnología, desarraigo, y prácticas focales
El filósofo americano-alemán contemporáneo Albert Borgmann describe las sociedades modernas como estructuradas sobre un paradigma tecnológico basado en el consumo, el desarraigo de la realidad y la falta de compromiso. Como reacción a este paradigma, Borgmann indica la necesidad de establecer prácticas alrededor de cosas focales que den centro al mundo personal y social, dándole un sentido pleno, y que fomenten la buena vida. En 1993, el filósofo…
Sociology (5 obras) · Humanities (3 obras) · Philosophy (3 obras) · Political science (3 obras) · Aesthetics (2 obras) · Cultural and Social Dynamics (2 obras) · Epistemology (2 obras) · Indigenous Studies and Ecology (2 obras) · Media studies (2 obras) · Medicine (2 obras)