Verdinglichung als Pathologie zweiter Ordnung

Translated title of the contribution: Reification as a Second-Order Pathology

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Abstract

Although the critique of reification is a core commitment of critical theories, there is no widely accepted account of its normative foundation. In Lukács’s original analysis, this foundation is provided by a strong concept of practice which is, however, not acceptable from a contemporary point of view. I argue that the systematic character of reification theory can only be upheld if this concept is replaced by a more intersubjective notion of normative practices. Reification can then be analysed as a second-order pathology of social practices, as an inhibition of reflexivity by their normative shape. The normative justification of such critique, however, turns out to be more context-dependent than it is usually imagined.
Translated title of the contributionReification as a Second-Order Pathology
Original languageGerman
Pages (from-to)731-746
JournalDeutsche Zeitschrift fur Philosophie
Volume59
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 4-Nov-2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • reification
  • second-order pathology
  • social pathology
  • Georg Lukács

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