Difference between revisions of "Cognitive Interests"
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<blockquote class="definition">According to Habermas, '''Cognitive Interests''' are the "deep structure rules" which inform thought and action, and which constitute the world of experience. | <blockquote class="definition">According to Habermas, '''Cognitive Interests''' are the "deep structure rules" which inform thought and action, and which constitute the world of experience.<ref>Scott, John P. “Critical Social Theory: An Introduction and Critique.” The British Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1978): 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/589216. p. 2</ref> | ||
Cognitive interests include our technical, practical, and emancipatory interests. | Cognitive interests include our technical, practical, and emancipatory interests. | ||
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Practical interests = aspects of knowledge and action concerned with extending understanding and consensus. | Practical interests = aspects of knowledge and action concerned with extending understanding and consensus. | ||
Emancipatory interests = liberation from "historically contingent restraints through self-reflection. | Emancipatory interests = liberation from "historically contingent restraints through self-reflection. <ref>Scott, John P. “Critical Social Theory: An Introduction and Critique.” The British Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1978): 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/589216. p. 2</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 16:51, 21 April 2020
According to Habermas, Cognitive Interests are the "deep structure rules" which inform thought and action, and which constitute the world of experience.[1]
Cognitive interests include our technical, practical, and emancipatory interests.
Related Terms
Cognitive Interests > Active Need Fulfillment, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, Essential Needs, Health, Hierarchy of Basic Needs, Hierarchy of Cognitive Needs, Human Development, Needs, Polyvagal Theory, Seven Toxic Needs, Violence
Notes
Technical interests = aspects of knowledge and action concerned with manipulating the environment.
Practical interests = aspects of knowledge and action concerned with extending understanding and consensus.
Emancipatory interests = liberation from "historically contingent restraints through self-reflection. [2]
- ↑ Scott, John P. “Critical Social Theory: An Introduction and Critique.” The British Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1978): 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/589216. p. 2
- ↑ Scott, John P. “Critical Social Theory: An Introduction and Critique.” The British Journal of Sociology 29, no. 1 (1978): 1. https://doi.org/10.2307/589216. p. 2
