Beneath rationalization: Elias, Foucault, and the body
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2016
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| Journal |
European Journal of Social Theory
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| Volume | Issue number |
19 | 1
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| Pages (from-to) |
39-56
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Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)
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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.
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| Document type |
Article
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| Language |
English
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| Published at |
https://doi.org/10.1177/1368431015602355
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