Mediated Recognition and the Categorial Stance

Authors

  • Heikki J. Koskinen University of Helsinki

Keywords:

recognition, contemporary recognition theory, mediated recognition, rationality, conceptual rationality, ontology, the categorial stance

Abstract

In this paper, I articulate a systematic model of mediated recognition based on the notion of the categorial stance. Mediated recognition is understood as a trilateral form of recognition, while the categorial stance is conceived as an epistemic position operating with the most general ontological categories and relations. The central thesis argued for is that the categorial stance can be used as a rational resource for conceptually mediated recognition. I begin with tools found in earlier research literature, then characterize the idea of conceptual rationality, consider contexts of mediated recognition, and finally, integrate the categorial stance into the model.

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2016-10-04

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Koskinen, Heikki J. 2016. “Mediated Recognition and the Categorial Stance”. Journal of Social Ontology 3 (1). Vienna, Austria:67-87. https://journalofsocialontology.org/index.php/jso/article/view/6825.

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