Description du projet
Une nouvelle théorie systématique du concept du «nous»
Les concepts d’intentionnalité collective apparaissent dans la philosophie de l’esprit, les sciences sociales, la phénoménologie, la psychologie et même les neurosciences cognitives. En ce qui concerne des sujets de cognition sociale et d’identité de soi, différentes perspectives peuvent être envisagées, comme la façon dont des groupes sont formés, ou ce que cela signifie de se sentir, agir et penser en «nous». Cependant, certaines questions fondamentales de la relation de «nous» à «soi» et de la cognition sociale restent une énigme. Le projet WE financé par l’UE cherchera à développer une théorie systématique du «nous» du point de vue multi-niveaux et de la combiner avec une bourse d’étude historique. WE va remettre en question les anciennes limites entre la philosophie et les sciences sociales, ouvrant la voie à de nouvelles approches des problèmes sociétaux urgents actuels.
Objectif
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.
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ERC-ADG - Advanced GrantInstitution d’accueil
1165 Kobenhavn
Danemark