ABSTRACT
Norbert Wiley and Margaret Archer are social theorists who have drawn deeply upon classical pragmatism in their exemplary work on human subjectivity, with a crucial emphasis on what might be called reflexive agency. Moreover, in their most compelling articulations of their respective positions, both have assembled a chorus of voices from this tradition, but have done so with a keen ear for hearing the uniquely inflected positions of Peirce, James, Dewey, and Mead. Finally, Wiley and Archer are drawing upon a philosophical tradition primarily for the purpose of advancing social theory, not entering philosophical debate.
