Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis

Interhuman relations sometimes suffer from a lack of adequate recognition. Here I ask whether this can be caused by the “third” of representations of a superhuman ultimate object or source of recognition, that is, a personal God. In arguing for a positive answer, I articulate a notion of mediational...

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Main Author:	Koskinen Heikki J.
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	De Gruyter 2020-02-01
Series:	Journal of Social Ontology
Subjects:	recognition mediational recognition metaphysical power religious identity social pathology contemporary recognition theory
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1515/jso-2019-0008

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spelling	doaj-6e850dcecdac41f99ec5a8870cebbb002021-09-06T19:40:53ZengDe GruyterJournal of Social Ontology2196-96552196-96632020-02-015214716810.1515/jso-2019-0008Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic AnalysisKoskinen Heikki J.0Independent scholar, Helsinki, FinlandInterhuman relations sometimes suffer from a lack of adequate recognition. Here I ask whether this can be caused by the “third” of representations of a superhuman ultimate object or source of recognition, that is, a personal God. In arguing for a positive answer, I articulate a notion of mediational recognition, and present a systematic analysis of a trilateral form of recognition in which one party claims to mediate normative judgements of another party to a third one. The analysis then focuses on the structure of metaphysical power that can be generated by religious groups and institutions.https://doi.org/10.1515/jso-2019-0008recognitionmediational recognitionmetaphysical powerreligious identitysocial pathologycontemporary recognition theory
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title	Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis
title_short	Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis
title_full	Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis
title_fullStr	Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis
title_full_unstemmed	Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis
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series	Journal of Social Ontology
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publishDate	2020-02-01
description	Interhuman relations sometimes suffer from a lack of adequate recognition. Here I ask whether this can be caused by the “third” of representations of a superhuman ultimate object or source of recognition, that is, a personal God. In arguing for a positive answer, I articulate a notion of mediational recognition, and present a systematic analysis of a trilateral form of recognition in which one party claims to mediate normative judgements of another party to a third one. The analysis then focuses on the structure of metaphysical power that can be generated by religious groups and institutions.
topic	recognition mediational recognition metaphysical power religious identity social pathology contemporary recognition theory
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Mediational Recognition and Metaphysical Power: A Systematic Analysis

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