articleThe Sociological ReviewMay 1, 2012Closed access

‘Nothing Comes Without Its World’: Thinking with Care

University of Leicester

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Abstract

What is the significance of caring for thinking and knowing? Thinking and knowing are essentially relational processes. Grounded on a relational conception of ontology the essay argues that ‘thinking with care’ is a vital requisite of collective thinking in interdependent worlds, but also one that necessitates a thick vision of caring. A speculative exploration of forms of thinking with care unfolds through a rereading of Donna Haraway's work, specifically of its take on feminist discussions on the situated character of knowledge. The notion of thinking with care is articulated through a series of concrete moves: thinking-with, dissenting-within and thinking-for. While weaving Haraway's thinking and writing…

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Keywords
  • Parallel thinking
  • Situated
  • Epistemology
  • Sociology
  • Nothing
  • Trope (literature)
  • Ontology
  • Interdependence
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