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The second level (Level II), contextually-situated instrumental rationality, makes use of the same protolaws as used in Level I and applies them towards improving the world, but whereas Level I is a general rationality, Level II is what actually happens in a context of, for instance, relations of domination. In this context, Bhaskar assumes that such instru- mental rationality is of greater benet to the oppressed than to the oppressor. He says, ‘The human sciences are not neutral in their consequences in a non-neutral (unjust, asym- metrical) world. And it is just this which explains their liability to periodic or sustained attack by established and oppressive powers’ (Bhaskar 2009, 182). An example is the stat- istical data indicating that, for the rst time since records began, life expectancy in the UK has declined (Collinson 2019). This statistic indicates that there is a signicant problem with the way that society is theorized, that is, it puts into question the justications us

Cover of Andrew Sayer's 'Why things Matter to People' depicting 3 people sitting on a bench looking out to the sea

Working through this & Special Issue it introduces.
V. helpful on many levels as I try to theorise & practise 'why things matter to people', including whether/how academic writing matters (cf the whole #AI thing)
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