Social explanation: Structures, stories, and ontology. A reply to díaz león, saul, and sterken
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[21822875 - Disputatio] Social Explanation Structures, Stories, and Ontology. A Reply to Díaz León, Saul, and Sterken.pdf
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Haslanger, Sally
Date Issued
December 2018
Journal
Disputatio
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH
Citation
Haslanger, Sally. “Social explanation: Structures, stories, and ontology. A reply to díaz león, saul, and sterken.” Disputatio, 10, 50 (Decembeer 2018): 245-273 © 2018 The Author
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Abstract
In response to commentaries by Esa Díaz León, Jennifer Saul, and Rachel Sterken, I develop more fully my views on the role of structure in social and metaphysical explanation. Although I believe that social agency, quite generally, occurs within practices and structures, the relevance of structure depends on the sort of questions we are asking and what interventions we are considering. The emphasis on questions is also relevant in considering metaphysical and meta-metaphysical issues about realism with respect to gender and race. I aim to demonstrate that tools we develop in the context of critical social theory can change the questions we ask, what forms of explanation are called for, and how we do philosophy.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Linguistics and Philosophy
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https://doi.org/10.2478/disp-2018-0015
