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Beyond World Images: Belief as Embodied Action in the World.
- Source :
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Sociological Theory . Mar2015, Vol. 33 Issue 1, p44-70. 27p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- In this article, we outline the analytic limitations of action theories and interpretive schemes that conceive of beliefs as explicit mental representations linked to a desire-opportunity folk psychology. Drawing on pragmatism and practice theory, we recast the notion of belief as a species of habit, with pre-reflexive anticipation the primary mechanism accounting for both the formation of beliefs and their causal influence on action. We demonstrate the utility of this approach in three ways: first, by linking it with recent research on the cognitive and motor development of infants; second, by drawing out a typology of belief states that accounts for a range of different experiential traits; and third, by applying the new model to reinterpret two belief-based phenomena of broad sociological interest: “irrational” decision making and religious conversion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07352751
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Sociological Theory
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 101924232
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0735275115572397