Habituality and Undecidability: A Comparison of Merleau-Ponty and Derrida on the Decision

Reynolds, Jack

doi:10.1080/09672550210167423

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“…In personal grooming practices, the body 'understands' as it is our active means of relating to the world (cf., Reynolds, 2002). Below, we see how informed by his embodied need for discipline and stability, Jimmy learned to accommodate the smell of "aftershave" and the physical sensation of applying it: We are engaged 'receptors' of stimuli, guided by our own intentionality, our individual conceptions of need (Thomas, 2005).…”

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Men and their groomed body

Liu

2019

EJM

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Purpose-This explorative study seeks to offer insights into the embodied concerns that underpin men's personal grooming practices through which they (1) experience their body as the "existential ground of culture and self"; and (2) manage their everyday bodily presentation. Design/methodology/approach-This study analyses 16 interviews with male consumers aged between 20 and 76. The interpretative analysis is informed by both Merleau-Ponty's concept of the body-subject and the sociology of the body as discursively constituted. Findings-This study proposes 4 bodily identity positions that link individual personal grooming practices to specific embodied concerns. These bodily identity positions underline the different ways the male body is called upon to carve out a meaningful existence. Research limitations/implications-The research findings are not intended to generalise or to be exhaustive. Rather, it is hoped that they may stimulate readers to think more deeply about the role of the body in aiding male consumers to seek maximum grip on their life-world. Practical implications-The study findings provide marketers with rich narratives for brand positioning and image development beyond the traditional sexual and/or alpha male themed marketing and advertising. They also offer preliminary insights for mental health practitioners into how the male body shapes men's identity development and experiences of wellbeing. Originality/value-The study identifies the different ways personal grooming can become assimilated into an individual's system of beliefs and practices. It also offers empirical support for a definition of the body as active and acted upon, especially with respect to male grooming.

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“… 9. We are in the Heraclitian River, or back to Derrida’s conclusion that it is impossible to ever repeat the same action identically (citationality, or repetition without replication) because the environment in which we seek to enact it, whether verbally or behaviorally, is always and unavoidably different (see Reynolds, 2010). …”

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Change in international practices

Hopf

2017

European Journal of International Relations

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This article builds on the practice turn’s welcome move to redirect our attention to the unconscious habitual practices that constitute most of daily social life, including in world politics. Since International Relations practice theorists continue to resort to arguments that include deliberate reflection, I try to clarify the relationship between going on in the world automatically and proceeding with conscious reflection. Beyond providing scope conditions for reflection during ongoing practice, which increase the probability of a change in practices, I also elaborate mechanisms by which ongoing practices may yield an endogenous source of change. I illustrate some of these conditions for change from recent International Relations scholarship on practices in world politics.

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“…When the defender eventually attends to the runner who actually receives the ball, it is usually too late to respond effectively because the defender is in an inappropriate position to make a tackle. Reynolds 33 describes this indecision as ‘decision-making aporia’, during which a momentary irresolvable internal conflict has occurred between drifting and tackling the runner.…”

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Examining deceptive behaviours by attackers in rugby union: The influence of decoy runners on defensive performance

Sherwood

Masters

Smith

2018

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Background Deceptive tactics are commonly used in sport; however, the psychological mechanisms underpinning the effectiveness of these tactics are unclear. Increasingly, in rugby union, decoy runners are used to cause deception. Multiple players in an attacking team run option lines off the ball carrier, making it possible that any of the players could receive the ball. Runners who do not receive the ball are decoys. The aim of the tactic is for the decoys to attract attention from defending players, which creates confusion about which player will receive the ball. Aim To identify behaviours of option line runners that can be used to improve the effectiveness of this deceptive tactic. Method Observational analysis of completed scrums from the 2015 Super Rugby season (n = 260) during which decoy runners were used by the attacking side. Decoy characteristics, including Hands Up, Line Change and Hands Up with Line Change were noted following each scrum. Gainline success was used as a dependent measure of the efficacy of the decoy characteristics. Characteristics were included in a binary logistic regression analysis to develop a best-fit model for gainline success. Results Hands Up, Line Change and Hands Up with Line Change significantly improved the likelihood of gainline success seven, eight and six times, respectively. Discussion We discuss possible mechanisms that underpin the effectiveness of decoy runners and make recommendations for coaches.

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Habituality and Undecidability: A Comparison of Merleau-Ponty and Derrida on the Decision

Cited by 12 publications

References 5 publications

Men and their groomed body

Men and their groomed body

Change in international practices

Examining deceptive behaviours by attackers in rugby union: The influence of decoy runners on defensive performance

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