As we go about our lives, we are continuously required to justify our acts. This we can especially see in situations of dispute when we are asked to explain our rationales for making certain choices or having certain preferences. Many situations we find ourselves in and many disagreements we have with others can be explained by our appealing, consciously or not, to different principles. In their seminal work, “On Justification: Economies of Worth”, Luc Boltanski and Laurent Thévenot, French pragmatist sociologists, lay down a theoretical understanding of these principles, or modes of justification, which they call orders of worth.
The book examines a wide range of situations where people justify their actions. In doing so, the authors differentiate between six main logics which our justifications follow, exemplified by six authors: civic (Rousseau), market (Adam Smith), industrial (Saint-Simon), domestic (Bossuet), inspiration (Augustine), and fame (Hobbes). Across a range of situations, the authors show how these different orders of worth conflict as people seek to legitimize their views.
In this course, we will jointly read the book and examine its argument from a theoretical but also pragmatic perspective.
The course will be interactive and students are encouraged to share their ideas, thoughts, experiences and personal views on the issues discussed.
Boltanski, L., & Thévenot, L. (2006). "On Justification: Economies of Worth". Princeton University Press.
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25-FS-EM Einführungsmodul | E2: Einführende Veranstaltung aus den Fakultäten | Studieninformation | |
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25-FS-GM Grundlagenmodul | E2: Einführende Veranstaltung aus den Fakultäten | Studieninformation | |
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30-M22 Fachmodul Soziologische Theorie/ Geschichte der Soziologie I | 1. Vertiefendes Theorieseminar | Studienleistung
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2. Vertiefendes Theorieseminar | Studienleistung
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30-M31 Fachmodul Soziologische Theorie/ Geschichte der Soziologie II (erweitert) | Vertiefendes Theorieseminar 1 | Studienleistung
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Vertiefendes Theorieseminar 2 | Studienleistung
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30-M4_ver1 Soziologische Theorie I | Vertiefendes Theorieseminar | Studienleistung
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30-M9 Soziologische Theorie II (Vertiefung) | Vertiefungsseminar zur soziologischen Theorie I | Studienleistung
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Vertiefungsseminar zur soziologischen Theorie II | Studienleistung
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1) In-class:
- Students are expected to read the assigned chapters for each class before coming to the class. For information: the book has 10 chapters and each is about 10-15 pages. No reading prior to the start of the course is required.
- Active participation in the class.
2) Exam ("aktive Teilnahme"):
- Students are expected to hand in *two* summaries of different chapters from the book by the end of January 2018. Each summary should be in English and should be at least 1.000 words long (which is around 1,5 - 2 pages).
3) Term paper (“Einzelleistung”):
Those who, in addition to 1 and 2, wish to write the paper (“Einzelleistung”) should discuss their ideas with the teacher prior to writing.
Zu dieser Veranstaltung existiert ein Lernraum im E-Learning System. Lehrende können dort Materialien zu dieser Lehrveranstaltung bereitstellen: