SOCI 429 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Human Nature
7 Nov 2016
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Jager: broardly categorized into 4 schools of thought. Liberal philosophy grounded in view of all human beings as having the equal capacity for rational thought/rationality. Does not mean all people are equally rational. Had been denied political rights on the basis that they were not seen to be equally rational. Related to what marxists call "praxis" (social activity) Humans differ from the animal world in the way that we are the only animals who are able to produce beyond what we need alone to survive, transform the world through labour. This, instead of rational thought is the essential human activity. Human nature is determined by the materal conditions of our labour. Dominant characteristic of society is connected to mode of production -> determine/predict how we think & act. Understand relationships between women"s "praxis", biology, and social/physical environement. Working-class women are better able to have a clear perception of social reality reality.
