Beneath rationalization: Elias, Foucault, and the body
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| Publication date | 2016 |
| Journal | European Journal of Social Theory |
| Volume | Issue number | 19 | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 39-56 |
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| Abstract | Elias and Foucault ended up making the same core discovery about the same fundamental social process, which we term the ‘social constraints towards self-discipline’ process. We show how three distinct biographical and intellectual factors were important in guiding them toward this discovery: (1) their shared exposure to philosophical traditions associated with Heidegger’s break from Husserl; (2) their common, sustained contact with ‘clinical’ practices; and (3) the traumatic events each experienced in relation to intentional injury and death. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1368431015602355
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