Action ceases to be human when separated from reflection

Evidence

In dialectical thought, world and action are intimately interdependent. But action is human only when it is not merely an occupation but also a preoccupation, that is, when it is not dichotomized from reflection. Reflection, which is essential to action, is implicit in Lukács’ requirement of “explaining to the masses their own action,” just as it is implicit in the purpose he attributes to this explanation: that of “consciously activating the subsequent development of experience.” — Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed, 126

Categorization

• DEFINE: Crisp definition of praxis-relevant reflection: action is human only as occupation-plus-reflection, not either pole alone.
• XREF: Directly serves the reader’s key concept ‘praxis as inseparable reflection+action’ — this is the cleanest statement of it in the chapter.