Vivienne Boon
Biographic Data
| ID | 4581358 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vivienne Boon |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vivienne |
| FAMILY NAME | Boon |
| SIGNATURE | BOON V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Groningen |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Subjectivity
In sociology, subjectivity is often positioned as the opposite of objectivity, with objectivity being the ideal to which all empirical sociology should aspire. When Auguste Comte coined the phrase “sociology,” he had in mind the objective study of human behavior according to rational principles. A pertinent example of objective sociological analysis is that of Émile Durkheim, who argued that sociologists should analyze the internal (and impersona…
Jürgen Habermas and Islamic fundamentalism
Using the example of contemporary Islamic fundamentalism, and especially the writings of Sayyid Qutb, this article raises questions about discourse ethics as a mode of conflict resolution. It appears that discourse ethics is only relevant when all parties have already agreed to settle disputes deliberatively and already share the notions of rational deliberation and individual autonomy. This raises questions not only about the capability of disco…
Critical theory and the language of violence
In this article we, the authors, outline the thematic concerns of our special issue of the Journal of Global Ethics. We argue for a need to engage with notions of violence from an interdisciplinary and transformative perspective. The theoretical framework that provides such a perspective is critical theory, broadly construed. Critical theory has always been concerned with the relation between practice and theory, as well as notions of violence. I…
Subjectivity
In sociology, subjectivity is often positioned as the opposite of objectivity, with objectivity being the ideal to which all empirical sociology should aspire. When Auguste Comte coined the phrase “sociology,” he had in mind the objective study of human behavior according to rational principles. A pertinent example of objective sociological analysis is that of Émile Durkheim, who argued that sociologists should analyze the internal (and impersona…
Jürgen Habermas and Islamic fundamentalism
Using the example of contemporary Islamic fundamentalism, and especially the writings of Sayyid Qutb, this article raises questions about discourse ethics as a mode of conflict resolution. It appears that discourse ethics is only relevant when all parties have already agreed to settle disputes deliberatively and already share the notions of rational deliberation and individual autonomy. This raises questions not only about the capability of disco…
Jürgen Habermas and Islamic fundamentalism
Using the example of contemporary Islamic fundamentalism, and especially the writings of Sayyid Qutb, this article raises questions about discourse ethics as a mode of conflict resolution. It appears that discourse ethics is only relevant when all parties have already agreed to settle disputes deliberatively and already share the notions of rational deliberation and individual autonomy. This raises questions not only about the capability of disco…
Critical theory and the language of violence
In this article we, the authors, outline the thematic concerns of our special issue of the Journal of Global Ethics. We argue for a need to engage with notions of violence from an interdisciplinary and transformative perspective. The theoretical framework that provides such a perspective is critical theory, broadly construed. Critical theory has always been concerned with the relation between practice and theory, as well as notions of violence. I…
Subjectivity
In sociology, subjectivity is often positioned as the opposite of objectivity, with objectivity being the ideal to which all empirical sociology should aspire. When Auguste Comte coined the phrase “sociology,” he had in mind the objective study of human behavior according to rational principles. A pertinent example of objective sociological analysis is that of Émile Durkheim, who argued that sociologists should analyze the internal (and impersona…
Epistemology (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Civil discourse (1 work) · Communicative action (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (1 work)