On the Textuality of Being
Towards an Invigorated Social Constructionism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8070205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Stenner (0000-0003-4505-6422, University of East London, corresponding author), Christopher Eccleston (0000-0003-0698-1543, University of Bath) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-103 |
| Publication date | 1994-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354394041004 |
| OpenAlex | W2091283833 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 27 |
| References cited | 22 |
This paper addresses some of the common criticisms directed against social constructionism. Criticisms which hold constructionism to be a disguised form of behaviourism, a doctrine of subjectivist relativism and an approach of political naivete and impotence are specifically discussed. The analytic of Textuality is introduced as a way of invigorating the constructionist position and rendering such criticism ill-judged and invalid. Textuality, in affirming both the material substance of language and the textual substance of material, is presented as both a defining feature of Being, and as a way of addressing Being. Textuality thereby represents a challenge to modes of inquiry which are predicated upon a subject/object duality. Finally, these issues are contextualized within what we call a contemporary `climate of problematization
Constructionism · Doctrine · Epistemology · Linguistics · Metaphor · Metaphysics · Objectivism · Philosophy of language · Problematization · Relativism · Sociology · Subjectivism · Synecdoche · Textuality · Critical Realism in Sociology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 27 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,84 |
| Citation span | 1994 - 2015 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 27 |