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TY - JOUR
T1 - Critique as justification – and beyond
AU - Diken, Bulent
PY - 2015/11/30
Y1 - 2015/11/30
N2 - The article discusses the predicament of contemporary critique by focusing on a theoretical case, the ‘sociology of critique’ as it is formulated by Boltanski and Thévenot (2006) and developed by Boltanski and Chiapello (2007). This sociology is critical of critical theory and endeavours to supplement critical theory with a ‘theory of critique’, with a pragmatic analysis of the normative values that inspire intentional action. In order to be critical, it insists, one must first understand what critique is. However, the sociology of critique delimits critique to justification on the basis of (only) existing values and indexes all critique to the governmental idea of reform. The article elaborates on this by juxtaposing radical critique and pragmatic critique in the light of recent debate.
AB - The article discusses the predicament of contemporary critique by focusing on a theoretical case, the ‘sociology of critique’ as it is formulated by Boltanski and Thévenot (2006) and developed by Boltanski and Chiapello (2007). This sociology is critical of critical theory and endeavours to supplement critical theory with a ‘theory of critique’, with a pragmatic analysis of the normative values that inspire intentional action. In order to be critical, it insists, one must first understand what critique is. However, the sociology of critique delimits critique to justification on the basis of (only) existing values and indexes all critique to the governmental idea of reform. The article elaborates on this by juxtaposing radical critique and pragmatic critique in the light of recent debate.
KW - critique
KW - justification
KW - radical critique
KW - biopolitics
KW - networking
KW - capitalism
U2 - 10.1111/1467-954X.12336
DO - 10.1111/1467-954X.12336
M3 - Journal article
VL - 63
SP - 922
EP - 939
JO - The Sociological Review
JF - The Sociological Review
SN - 0038-0261
IS - 4
ER -