Orientalism and "Practical Consciousness": Reconsideration of Said's Criticism from the Standpoint of Giddens

ジッセンテキ イシキ カラ ミタ オリエンタリズム ギデンズテキ シテン ニ ヨル サイード チョ オリエンタリズム ノ サイコウセイ

タケナカ, ヒトシ

Takenaka, Hitoshi

オオサカ ダイガク ニンゲン カガクブ シャカイガク ニンゲンガク ジンルイガク ケンキュウシツ

英語

オリエンタリズム

時間-空間

認識論的批判

知るということ

practical consciousness

Orientalism

time-space

epistemological criticism

knowing

In the last few years, Said's criticism against "Orientalism" has provoked a great deal of controversy. Some scholars agree with it. Others regard it as no more than a superficial criticism against Western imperialist plots to suppress the Oriental world, because it takes no account of many aspects of "Orientalism." However, his real aim is to construct epistemological criticisms on a fundamental level; nevertheless, he has not succeeded in it. To understand why, it is useful to reinterpret it from the viewpoint of Giddens' theory. Especially the concept of "practical consciousness" is important. It stimulates us to reflect on the taken-for-granted concept of "knowing." One of the reasons why Said's assertions remain vague is that he has not considered this concept carefully enough. The introduction of Giddens' viewpoint would, therefore, change Said's assertions into genuine epistemological criticisms - the conceptualization of social activity as "a weaving dance through time-space."

英語