Quotes

"Dialogue is mutual search for a new reality, not debate to win with stronger arguments. In a dialogue propositions are pointers toward a common new reality; not against each other to win a verbal battle, but complementing each other in an effort to accommodate legitimate goals of all parties, inspired by theories and values, and constructive-creative-concrete enough to become a causa finalis". Galtuung


"I use the concept of affect as away of talking about a margin of manouverability, the 'where we might be able to go' and 'what we might be able to do' in every present situation. I guess 'affect' is a word I use for 'hope': Massumi


"A discourse is a system of words, actions, rules, beliefs, and institutions that share common values. Particular discourses sustain particular worldviews. We might even think of a discourse as a worldview in action. Discourses tend to be invisible--taken for granted as part of the fabric of reality."Fairclough


Emergence is “the principle that entities exhibit properties which are meaningful only when attributed to the whole, not to its parts.” Checkland


"What the designer cares about is whether the user perceives that some action is possible (or in the case of perceived non-affordances, not possible)." Norman




Monday, 30 May 2011

Seperate self-sustaining discourses? Why

Separate discourse?

  "a never ending self -referring, self-rationlising  circle of discourse" no linkage to universal human need, (a meta-narative?) life support... no access to ultra stability (Ashby) a reflection of the market system...?

Meanwhile - issues of inequality (between groups/discourse communities) are proven to have major effects on physical health, mental health, drug abuse, and violence etc

 & Innovation is greater in more equal countries

http://www.equalitytrust.org.uk/why/evidence


I believe certain self-sustaining discourses, if non- inclusive are a serious threat to our survival (such as the neo-liberal market discourse) and a source of inequality. Hence I cannot take exclusively a strong post-structuralist stance. Neither do I believe in simplistic reductionist positivism, although certiain scientific 'truths' (probabilities) should not be ignored if we are concerned with our safety (eg gravity & climate change). So a moderate  Social Constructionist position is what I am left with with... from a research point of view...


(maybe some  avenues of stronger constructionism that are not exclusive/exploitative and take into account equality may be of value, similarly for post-positivism)
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