Sensibility and democratic space

Charles E. Scott

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Abstract

People have shared funds of sense that operate in every aspect of their lives. These complex sensibilities constitute a range of often contradictory dispositions and attunements that we can describe as sensible disorders. Further, sensibilities are available for multiple differential determinations from which the ability for self-reflection and intervention derives. 'Democratic space' is an appropriate name for the region of sensibilities. Rather than naming a grounding identity, 'democratic space' names a region without imperative, voice, or intention. Nothing that happens defines the region of determination. The paper describes a sense of democratic space that is distinguishable from other senses and points to dispositional and political aspects of that sense.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)145-156
Number of pages12
JournalResearch in Phenomenology
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Philosophy

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