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Social-Differentiation and Self-Differentiation: The Jaina Concept of the Individual and Sociological Individualisation-Paradigms
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Abstract While ‘individuality’ is regarded as a cultural construct, this article argues that its trans-cultural investigation has hardly begun, both empirically and theoretically. Comparative work to date has been confined to euro-centric approaches. South Asian models of the individual, though amongst the e... view more
While ‘individuality’ is regarded as a cultural construct, this article argues that its trans-cultural investigation has hardly begun, both empirically and theoretically. Comparative work to date has been confined to euro-centric approaches. South Asian models of the individual, though amongst the earliest on record, have not been taken seriously as credible alternatives to European models, other than under the label of ‘ethnosociology’. The present article seeks to redress the balance, by offering a sociological reconstruction of the classical concept of the individual in Jaina philosophy and of its social implications. It argues that previously opaque aspects of the dualistic conception of individuality of the Jainas can be freshly understood, and analysed, with the help of the sociological concepts of G. Simmel and N. Luhmann, which in turn are interpreted as variations of broader transcultural themes.... view less
Keywords
individual; individuality; religion; alienation; hierarchy; equality; renunciation; personality; freedom; Dilthey, W.; Luhmann, N.; Mannheim, K.; Simmel, G.; Weber, M.
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Free Keywords
Jainism; Dividual; Ātman; Nāma-karman; Vyakti; Self; Action; Person; Quantification; Dumont, Louis; Marriott, McKim
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 212-273
Journal
Max Weber Studies, 18 (2018) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.15543/MWS/2018/2/5
ISSN
1470-8078
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications