From semiosis to social policy
The less trodden path
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12636747 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Stables (0000-0002-6755-1806, University of Bath, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 121-134 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sign Systems Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1406-4243 • E-ISSN: 1736-7409 |
| Publisher | University of Tartu (PUBLISHER • EE) |
| DOI | 10.12697/sss.2006.34.1.06 |
| OpenAlex | W4231235572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 1 |
The argument moves through three stages. In the first, the case is made for accepting ‘living is semiotic engagement’ as ‘a foundational statement for a postfoundational age’. This requires a thoroughgoing rejection of mind-body substance dualism, and a problematisation of humanism. In the second, the hazardous endeavour of applying the above perspective to social policy begins with a consideration of the sine qua non(s) underpinning such an application. These are posited as unpredictability of outcomes and blurring of the human/non-human boundary. In the third stage, the case is developed for a policy orientation that is both liberal-pragmatic (with some caveats relating to ‘liberal’) and post-humanist, and the paper concludes with some speculation concerning the precise policy outcomes of such an orientation
Argument (complex analysis · Dualism · Epistemology · Humanism · Political science · Semiotics · Sine qua non · Sociology · Underpinning · Critical Realism in Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,19 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |