The Materiality of the Abstraction Voice

Schürmann, Volker

doi:10.1007/s12124-007-9037-4

Integr. psych. behav.

2007

DOI: 10.1007/s12124-007-9037-4

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The Materiality of the Abstraction Voice

Volker Schürmann

Abstract: The comment on Bertau's paper underlines the importance of the internally social character of the dialogical self, which is not trivial and can not be taken for granted. A consistent theory of this internal character demands specific theoretical means native to a tradition of Leibniz' philosophy. In consequence the concept of dialogical self is presented as a non-empirical one based in an ethos. We, and not nature, are responsible for the modes of conceptualising.

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“…; Bertau ; Bertau, Gonçalves, and Raggatt ) and neuroscience (see Lewis and Todd ). Voice, the key Bakhtinian concept, has received special attention in the discussion (e.g., Bertau , ; Linell, Beatrice, and César ; Schürmann ). Upon constructing a voice called “The Hopi in me,” Ingrid Josephs () further introduced the theoretical conceptions of George Simmel ( [1911], ) and Ernest Boesch () to illuminate the formation of the dialogical self.…”

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The Role of Cultural Sign in Cultivating the Dialogical Self: The Case ofThe Ox-Herding Pictures

Wong

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a b s t r a c tBased on a newly conceptualized notion of the dialogical self, achieved by integrating Bakhtin's philosophical anthropology and Karmiloff-Smith's Representational Redescription model into the existing notion proposed by Hermans and colleagues, the present study focuses on examining the role of The Ox-Herding Pictures in cultivating the dialogical self. Methodologically, this study adopted the cultural-historical perspective and microdevelopmental approach of Vygotsky. In-depth case studies consisting of six interrelated phases of interviews and written responses were conducted. The results show that such a unique cultural sign had different mediation effects upon subjects of different backgrounds. Two examples of considerable mediation effects are presented in more detail. A hermeneutical examination of this cultural object switched to a kind of self-representation in all cases, while the selfrepresentation of all subjects developed from a less explicit to a more explicit level. Development of the dialogical self was characterized by its diversity in form and richness regarding content. k e y w o r d s : dialogical self, philosophical anthropology of Bakhtin, Representational Redescription model, The Ox-Herding Pictures, sign mediation Inspired by William James ' (1983 [1890]) idea of the multiplicity of self and Mikhail Bakhtin's (1988Bakhtin's ( [1934Bakhtin's ( -1935Bakhtin's ( ], 1989aBakhtin's ( [1929 notion of the polyphonic novel, Hubert Hermans and colleagues crystallized their understanding of the self in a new construct they called the "dialogical self" and applied it in the research and practice of psychotherapy (see Hermans et al. 1992;

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Voice as Materialistic Principle

Bertau¹

2008

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In this reply, three core notions from Schürmann's comment The materiality of the abstraction "voice" are picked out and discussed: the ethos, the so called trialogical self and vocality as principle. The notion of ethos is explored through the word's history, coming to say that ethos develops in relation to a certain geographical place and is determined by the social practices of a historically situated community. Thus, the concept allows to see how current scientific activities are rooted in reality, taken in the socio-cultural sense. The "trialogical self" is discussed in its implications, leading to firmly retain "dialogical self" as sign of a movement leading through the other to self. Schürmann's distinction of voice as phenomenon and vocality as principle is seen as fruitful supplement to own ideas, especially as it highlights the fact that it is the act of uttering in different modes which matters for a language notion based in addressivity.

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