Interventions of various mps (by some, not all) against the decriminalization of abortion were collected and disseminated with the objective of making fun of them. For those who gathered and disseminated it was clear that the mere enunciation of such opinions was reason enough for ridicule. They were opinions that were his own parody. At […]
A note on the reflexivity of action
Among the habits of thought normal to sociologists, those statements that we assume certain without thinking too much, is to associate the agency with the plan, reflect, evaluate alternatives, etc., The action that does not follow these parameters, it is thought of as automatic, almost as if it’s not really action. The comment of Weber […]
A Schema of Stages of Universal History
Among the innumerable projects on which to work from time to time, is write a Universal Story of the Social Life. The focus of it is that not until now I’ve thought of a better name it as ‘social technologies’: a history of the development of all those forms (institutions, structures, practices, beliefs) that we’ve […]
Aylwin, on the reform and on the moral courage
There are at least two claims criticism about Patricio Aylwin that have a certain circulation. The first is that its government to the extent of the possible built the society of the model, and in consequence his figure can not be recognized. The second is that supported the coup, and in consequence his figure can […]
The inevitable and never-ending construction of social order
Let’s assume entities that in all its capacities facing limits of processing and which are unlimited in the scope of application of those capabilities. Let us assume in addition that are able to learn and communicate, and in both cases, symbolically. If our bodies are living beings, then let’s assume that you have preferences (at […]
Habermas and Boudon. Two versions of Rationality is Extended in the theory of social
Among the various variants which have attempted to overcome the limitations of the model of rational actor is to ask for the type of rationality that is assumed in the explanation of the rational choice and inquire about the assumption of instrumental rationality. A paradigmatic case is the idea of standard. james Coleman (Foundations of […]
we don’t choose with whom we relate. Or of the difficulty of thinking the plurality.
It would not be strange that once read the statement that titles this entry, the reader reacts by thinking of denying such a claim: Thinking that ‘ how could it not depend on me, does my will has no say about my relationships?’ or extrañándose before the estimated implication of ‘and what, then, is another […]
For a sociology of the robots
Apropos of some conversations in the past few days. The idea that automation will replace a significant amount of the current jobs, and that-to tell truth – the progress of the IA will involve the replacement of not just repetitive tasks, but many that involve skills ‘human’ advanced has appeared several times. Will not be […]
Subjectivity, agency, and projects
One of the themes that has appeared in some occasions in the past few months on this blog is the idea of separating the idea of agency deliberation (for example, see this entry on reflexivity). The idea that you are the agent of one’s own life when he takes a deliberative, thoughtful, and conscious is […]
When James was not in the center of Chile. A note about the SIXTEENTH century
During the years of the Conquest, the nucleus of the activity hispanic was to the south of the Bío-Bío. Here is where they founded the cities and where is concentrated the activity of the governors. There will be more to remember that the Real Audience was founded in Concepción in 1565, and its president, Melchor […]