The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import
Article (Published version)
Metadata
Show full item recordAbstract
My aim is to draw attention to the different forms of social engagement
regarding the subject of import. The concept of import was introduced in the
theory of action by Bennet Helm. It denotes an intentional characteristic of an
object, to be viewed as worthy of pursuit or avoidance. However, according to
Helm, the subject of import could be: either an individual person, the other or
plural agent. Using this division in the context of social engagement, I propose
to distinguish three forms of social engagement: (1) personal social engagement,
(2) social engagement for the sake of others and (3) social engagement as togetherness. Social engagement as togetherness (plural agent) should not be
confused with plural action with the same goal-directedness (which is part of
personal social engagement). This argumentative step was enabled by Helm’s
complex theory about “us” as a subject of import, contrary to some contemporary
theorists who dispute the possibility of plural agents.
Keywords:
engagement / import / action / plural agents / we-intentionsSource:
Filozofija i društvo, 2016, 27, 2, 332-342Publisher:
- Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju
Collections
Institution/Community
IFDTTY - JOUR AU - Cvejić, Igor PY - 2016 UR - http://rifdt.instifdt.bg.ac.rs/123456789/1424 AB - My aim is to draw attention to the different forms of social engagement regarding the subject of import. The concept of import was introduced in the theory of action by Bennet Helm. It denotes an intentional characteristic of an object, to be viewed as worthy of pursuit or avoidance. However, according to Helm, the subject of import could be: either an individual person, the other or plural agent. Using this division in the context of social engagement, I propose to distinguish three forms of social engagement: (1) personal social engagement, (2) social engagement for the sake of others and (3) social engagement as togetherness. Social engagement as togetherness (plural agent) should not be confused with plural action with the same goal-directedness (which is part of personal social engagement). This argumentative step was enabled by Helm’s complex theory about “us” as a subject of import, contrary to some contemporary theorists who dispute the possibility of plural agents. PB - Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju T2 - Filozofija i društvo T1 - The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import IS - 2 VL - 27 SP - 332 EP - 342 DO - 10.2298/FID1602332C ER -
@article{ author = "Cvejić, Igor", year = "2016", abstract = "My aim is to draw attention to the different forms of social engagement regarding the subject of import. The concept of import was introduced in the theory of action by Bennet Helm. It denotes an intentional characteristic of an object, to be viewed as worthy of pursuit or avoidance. However, according to Helm, the subject of import could be: either an individual person, the other or plural agent. Using this division in the context of social engagement, I propose to distinguish three forms of social engagement: (1) personal social engagement, (2) social engagement for the sake of others and (3) social engagement as togetherness. Social engagement as togetherness (plural agent) should not be confused with plural action with the same goal-directedness (which is part of personal social engagement). This argumentative step was enabled by Helm’s complex theory about “us” as a subject of import, contrary to some contemporary theorists who dispute the possibility of plural agents.", publisher = "Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju", journal = "Filozofija i društvo", title = "The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import", number = "2", volume = "27", pages = "332-342", doi = "10.2298/FID1602332C" }
Cvejić, I.. (2016). The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import. in Filozofija i društvo Beograd : Institut za filozofiju i društvenu teoriju., 27(2), 332-342. https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602332C
Cvejić I. The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import. in Filozofija i društvo. 2016;27(2):332-342. doi:10.2298/FID1602332C .
Cvejić, Igor, "The Forms of Social Engagement Regarding the Subject of Import" in Filozofija i društvo, 27, no. 2 (2016):332-342, https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1602332C . .