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 […]
Agnosticism as a form of moral cowardice
The position agnostic (it is not possible to establish whether God exists or not) has sometimes been accused of being a form of atheism (denying its existence), which in turn has been rejected by the agnostics as unfair. In this little entry we will defend that accusation is, in fact, correct, and that there is […]
Myths of the left and obfuscations conservative. A few notes on the transition
A story that is relatively common on the left on the transition versa as follows: Erase a country where the central element that enabled it to defeat the dictatorship was the ferment of political mobilization, and such mobilization was nipped in the bud by the decisions of an elite, who preferred a transition agreed, and […]