Critical Social Ontology and Social Movements
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Kevin Richardson
Abstract
One can be in solidarity with a social movement. For example, one can be in solidarity with the movement for black lives; perhaps this looks like wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts. Alternatively, one can be in solidarity with feminists by attending a protest by a local feminist group. But what does it mean to be in solidarity with a social movement? Existing theories of solidarity explain what it means to be in solidarity with small, ideologically homogeneous social groups. This model of solidarity cannot be applied to large, complex social movements. The goal of this chapter is to give an account of what it means to be in solidarity with a social movement. On my view, being in solidarity with a social movement consists of being rationally responsive to movement actors while thinking of oneself as a movement actor.
Abstract
One can be in solidarity with a social movement. For example, one can be in solidarity with the movement for black lives; perhaps this looks like wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts. Alternatively, one can be in solidarity with feminists by attending a protest by a local feminist group. But what does it mean to be in solidarity with a social movement? Existing theories of solidarity explain what it means to be in solidarity with small, ideologically homogeneous social groups. This model of solidarity cannot be applied to large, complex social movements. The goal of this chapter is to give an account of what it means to be in solidarity with a social movement. On my view, being in solidarity with a social movement consists of being rationally responsive to movement actors while thinking of oneself as a movement actor.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: From Social Movements to Philosophy (and Back Again) 1
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Section 1: At the Intersection Between Academia and Social Movements
- Critical Social Ontology and Social Movements 13
- Social Movements and Epistemic Injustice 35
- Feminist Research as a Response to Political and Epistemic Violences 45
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Section 2: Contemporary Approaches to the Philosophy of Social Movements
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Social Ontology and Social Movements
- Toward a Liberatory Metaphysics of Sexuality 59
- The Political Ontology of Rawls’ Model of Disobedience: Depoliticization Through Moralization 77
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Social Movements and Epistemology
- How Social Movements Bear Collective Duties 103
- How Politics Shapes the Value of Perceptual Experience: From Epistemic to Prudential Value 121
- The Standpoint of the Oppressed Must Be Conquered by the Oppressed Class Itself: Standpoint Epistemology and Epistemic Autonomy 143
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Section 3: How Specific Social Movements Inform Philosophy
- Climate Social Movements and the Politics of Leadership 169
- Viral Social Movements, State(s) of Emergency, and the Insurgent Public Realm: A Philosophical Analysis of China’s 2020 – 2022 Social Movements 187
- Anchoring Disablement: Social Definitions and Social Ontology in Britain’s Disabled People’s Movement 207
- European Health Social Movements: An Introduction 229
- List of Contributors 251
- Index 253
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Contents V
- Introduction: From Social Movements to Philosophy (and Back Again) 1
-
Section 1: At the Intersection Between Academia and Social Movements
- Critical Social Ontology and Social Movements 13
- Social Movements and Epistemic Injustice 35
- Feminist Research as a Response to Political and Epistemic Violences 45
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Section 2: Contemporary Approaches to the Philosophy of Social Movements
-
Social Ontology and Social Movements
- Toward a Liberatory Metaphysics of Sexuality 59
- The Political Ontology of Rawls’ Model of Disobedience: Depoliticization Through Moralization 77
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Social Movements and Epistemology
- How Social Movements Bear Collective Duties 103
- How Politics Shapes the Value of Perceptual Experience: From Epistemic to Prudential Value 121
- The Standpoint of the Oppressed Must Be Conquered by the Oppressed Class Itself: Standpoint Epistemology and Epistemic Autonomy 143
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Section 3: How Specific Social Movements Inform Philosophy
- Climate Social Movements and the Politics of Leadership 169
- Viral Social Movements, State(s) of Emergency, and the Insurgent Public Realm: A Philosophical Analysis of China’s 2020 – 2022 Social Movements 187
- Anchoring Disablement: Social Definitions and Social Ontology in Britain’s Disabled People’s Movement 207
- European Health Social Movements: An Introduction 229
- List of Contributors 251
- Index 253
