Structure, Agency and Ontological Confusion
A Response to Hay
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11586182 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nigel Pleasants (0000-0003-3644-4044, University of Exeter, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 885-891 |
| Publication date | 2009-11-04 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0032-3217 • E-ISSN: 1467-9248 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2009.00818.x |
| OpenAlex | W2034491203 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
Colin Hay's article ‘King Canute and the “Problem” of Structure and Agency’ aims to: (1) ‘gain an interesting political analytical purchase on a seemingly familiar tale’, and (2) ‘generate a series of valuable and more general insights into our understanding of the structure-agency relationship’. I argue that he fails on both counts
Agency (philosophy · Confusion · Economics · Epistemology · Hay · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Psychoanalysis · Social science · Sociology · Structure and agency · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political Theory and Influence · Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.24 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2009 - 2014 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |