Descripción del proyecto
Una teoría nueva y sistémica para el concepto de «nosotros»
Los conceptos de intencionalidad colectiva surgen en la filosofía de la mente, las ciencias sociales, la fenomenología, la psicología e incluso en la neurociencia cognitiva. En relación con la cognición social y la identidad propia, se puede abordar desde perspectivas diferentes, como la manera en la cual se forman grupos, o qué significa sentir, actuar y pensar como «nosotros». No obstante, quedan por resolver algunos temas fundamentales respecto de la relación entre «nosotros» y «yo» y la cognición social. El proyecto financiado con fondos europeos WE buscará desarrollar una teoría sistémica íntegra de «nosotros» desde una perspectiva multinivel y combinarla con estudios académicos históricos. WE desafiará las fronteras antiguas entre la filosofía y las ciencias sociales, y permitirá nuevos enfoques académicos ante problemas sociales urgentes en la actualidad.
Objetivo
What does it mean to feel, think, and act as part of a we? During the last few decades, the topic of collective intentionality or we-intentionality has been much debated. However, the following foundational issues continue to remain underexplored and unresolved:
• How is the we related to the self?
• What does the fact that one can adopt a we-perspective tell us about the fluid character of selfhood?
• What type of social cognition is required in order to identify with and share a perspective with others?
• What kinds of interpersonal relations are at play in different we-formations?
• What is the relation between a transient we and a persisting we, and between a we that connects particular individuals who are known to each other, and a we that involves identification with a more anonymous and impersonal group?
The working hypothesis of WE is that a systematic account of the we must be embedded in a more comprehensive investigation of selfhood and social cognition. This hypothesis draws inspiration from and will engage with seminal contributions by figures in classical phenomenology.
The project will combine systematic theorizing with historical scholarship, and will challenge existing disciplinary boundaries by interweaving work on self-identity, social cognition, and collective intentionality. It will break new theoretical ground by developing a systematically convincing, phenomenologically valid, and empirically relevant account of the complex interrelation between the we, the you, and the I. In doing so, it will offer a clarification of foundational issues in the humanities and social sciences, and facilitate a much-needed cross fertilization between philosophy and theoretical considerations in the social sciences.
Given the recent upsurge of ethno-nationalism and identity thinking, a renewed critical reflection on the ontological and epistemological status of the we is of urgent societal significance.
Ámbito científico
Programa(s)
Régimen de financiación
ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantInstitución de acogida
1165 Kobenhavn
Dinamarca