Primitivism, Transgression, and other Myths: The Philosophical Anthropology of Georges Bataille
... interesting philosophical anthropology in Clifford’s sense – that of a holistic, comparative, and humanistic investigation of social life - one that is perhaps properly and above all an implicit critique of one’s own society as well. This essay is composed of four sections. This introductory section ...
... interesting philosophical anthropology in Clifford’s sense – that of a holistic, comparative, and humanistic investigation of social life - one that is perhaps properly and above all an implicit critique of one’s own society as well. This essay is composed of four sections. This introductory section ...
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... intent on the revolutionary transformation of his own times and spaces. Of course, ...
... intent on the revolutionary transformation of his own times and spaces. Of course, ...
McTaggart John Mitchell - MacSphere
... creature, he or she "is not fully absorbed into the social ...
... creature, he or she "is not fully absorbed into the social ...
Discourse Analysis As Theory and Method
... Notwithstanding the shared premises, important differences exist between the approaches. First, there is disagreement as to the ‘scope’ of discourses: do they constitute the social completely, or are they themselves partly constituted by other aspects of the social? Secondly, the approaches also var ...
... Notwithstanding the shared premises, important differences exist between the approaches. First, there is disagreement as to the ‘scope’ of discourses: do they constitute the social completely, or are they themselves partly constituted by other aspects of the social? Secondly, the approaches also var ...
social formation mode of production structural Marxism
... "exhaustion" of Marxism and modernism. While there is no point in denying the declining influence of Marxism and modernism on contemporary debates, I view this decline as a regressive aberration whose explanation must be sought in the politics rather than the validity of social theory. ...
... "exhaustion" of Marxism and modernism. While there is no point in denying the declining influence of Marxism and modernism on contemporary debates, I view this decline as a regressive aberration whose explanation must be sought in the politics rather than the validity of social theory. ...
"Transnational History: Identities, Structures, States", in
... Studying these forms of transnational exchange does not require any particular theoretical framework or methodology. Lacking clear demarcations within the historical profession, it can be argued that transnational history does not represent a historical sub-discipline in its own right; transnational ...
... Studying these forms of transnational exchange does not require any particular theoretical framework or methodology. Lacking clear demarcations within the historical profession, it can be argued that transnational history does not represent a historical sub-discipline in its own right; transnational ...
The meanings of monuments and memorials: toward a
... monuments represent selective historical narratives focusing only on events and identities that are comfortable for political elites. This is particularly evident in the post-socialist city (Tamm 2013). During transition, political elites in post-socialist countries established new monuments to cele ...
... monuments represent selective historical narratives focusing only on events and identities that are comfortable for political elites. This is particularly evident in the post-socialist city (Tamm 2013). During transition, political elites in post-socialist countries established new monuments to cele ...
Journal of Classical Sociology
... been a perpetual source of stimulation to me’ (1950: xv). From the perspective of cultural sociology, the issue concerning the reception of Znaniecki’s work is not to be merely limited to correcting the accuracy of any historical account, or to further drawing out new intellectual parallels (Vaitkus ...
... been a perpetual source of stimulation to me’ (1950: xv). From the perspective of cultural sociology, the issue concerning the reception of Znaniecki’s work is not to be merely limited to correcting the accuracy of any historical account, or to further drawing out new intellectual parallels (Vaitkus ...
Handbook of Contemporary European Social Theory
... theory in a post-national and post-disciplinary era. It also identifies what is distinctive about European social theory in terms of themes and traditions. It is divided into five parts: disciplinary traditions, national traditions, major schools, key themes, and the reception of European social theor ...
... theory in a post-national and post-disciplinary era. It also identifies what is distinctive about European social theory in terms of themes and traditions. It is divided into five parts: disciplinary traditions, national traditions, major schools, key themes, and the reception of European social theor ...
EJPAP 2015, 7, 2 - European Journal of Pragmatism and American
... to sway masses. For the assertion admits that men are moved by ideals, and that they can be stirred to act in masses and energetically against danger and odds only by appealing to ideals, to general conceptions. “Kultur in danger,” on one hand, “liberty in danger” on the other. If great numbers of m ...
... to sway masses. For the assertion admits that men are moved by ideals, and that they can be stirred to act in masses and energetically against danger and odds only by appealing to ideals, to general conceptions. “Kultur in danger,” on one hand, “liberty in danger” on the other. If great numbers of m ...
The Double Character of the German `Bourdieu`
... or orthodox Marxism, focused on political-economic conditions and critical revolutionary consciousness – all the more so as in France even philosophers have adopted an attitude appreciating the collection of positive knowledge on the social world. Pierre Bourdieu attracted attention among other Fren ...
... or orthodox Marxism, focused on political-economic conditions and critical revolutionary consciousness – all the more so as in France even philosophers have adopted an attitude appreciating the collection of positive knowledge on the social world. Pierre Bourdieu attracted attention among other Fren ...
distinction through home furniture, furnishing and
... and through the friendly conversations that he did not deprive his students from, contributed immensely to my academic and intellectual curiosity and showed me that both are fulfilling activities as well as a life style in their own right. Moreover, I am deeply grateful to our department secretary S ...
... and through the friendly conversations that he did not deprive his students from, contributed immensely to my academic and intellectual curiosity and showed me that both are fulfilling activities as well as a life style in their own right. Moreover, I am deeply grateful to our department secretary S ...
Aalborg Universitet From Modern Utopia to Liquid - VBN
... satisfying utopia either. Thus, Bauman’s utopian strand, in which utopianism is constituted by creative human activity, has been part and parcel of his writings from the very early years as an ‘organic’ and ‘legislating’ intellectual in state socialist Poland to his later years as a ‘free-floating’ ...
... satisfying utopia either. Thus, Bauman’s utopian strand, in which utopianism is constituted by creative human activity, has been part and parcel of his writings from the very early years as an ‘organic’ and ‘legislating’ intellectual in state socialist Poland to his later years as a ‘free-floating’ ...
Aalborg Universitet From Modern Utopia to Liquid Modern Anti-Utopia? Jacobsen, Michael Hviid
... satisfying utopia either. Thus, Bauman’s utopian strand, in which utopianism is constituted by creative human activity, has been part and parcel of his writings from the very early years as an ‘organic’ and ‘legislating’ intellectual in state socialist Poland to his later years as a ‘free-floating’ ...
... satisfying utopia either. Thus, Bauman’s utopian strand, in which utopianism is constituted by creative human activity, has been part and parcel of his writings from the very early years as an ‘organic’ and ‘legislating’ intellectual in state socialist Poland to his later years as a ‘free-floating’ ...
New Social Connections: Sociology`s Subjects
... and economics? What of the poachers who hunt down sociology and what of our fellow travellers? Then there was the small matter of the assembly of attendees. What structures, identities, and processes had led them to such an assembly? Why do some people do sociology like this, while others do it like ...
... and economics? What of the poachers who hunt down sociology and what of our fellow travellers? Then there was the small matter of the assembly of attendees. What structures, identities, and processes had led them to such an assembly? Why do some people do sociology like this, while others do it like ...
DOCTORAL THESIS EDUCATION POLICY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION:
... marketisation. As a result, the study proposes the revival of a radical social justice ...
... marketisation. As a result, the study proposes the revival of a radical social justice ...
Conceptualizing the West in International Relations
... political and economic world order. However, perceptions of both the economic and political world orders may be influenced by presumptions about whether relations between people and communities from different civilizational identities are likely to be characterized by conflict or co-operation, or pres ...
... political and economic world order. However, perceptions of both the economic and political world orders may be influenced by presumptions about whether relations between people and communities from different civilizational identities are likely to be characterized by conflict or co-operation, or pres ...
Elite Integration and Institutional Trust in Norway - DUO
... There are, however, reasons to believe that there are variations as to how much trust the various elite groups accord the individual institutions. On the level of the individual members of the elite groups there are three main sources of such variations: (1) As emphasized above, the orientations and ...
... There are, however, reasons to believe that there are variations as to how much trust the various elite groups accord the individual institutions. On the level of the individual members of the elite groups there are three main sources of such variations: (1) As emphasized above, the orientations and ...
Understanding History: The Decisions of Nikolai Berdyaev
... of the major Russian sociologist, well-known publicist, and theorist of populism, the young critic focuses on the founding principles that defined Mikhailovsky’s reasoning. Berdyaev shows that in sociology the “subjective” method was the product of positivist and social-Darwinist theory (popular in R ...
... of the major Russian sociologist, well-known publicist, and theorist of populism, the young critic focuses on the founding principles that defined Mikhailovsky’s reasoning. Berdyaev shows that in sociology the “subjective” method was the product of positivist and social-Darwinist theory (popular in R ...
The politics and philosophical genealogy of Evans
... is: 'He [the leopard-skin chief] is a sacred person without political authority' (p. 5). Just as. such statements concerning the lack of the leopard-skin chief's juridical authority can be traced to an empirical negation of the applicability of the Durkheimian conception of moral authority (see Free ...
... is: 'He [the leopard-skin chief] is a sacred person without political authority' (p. 5). Just as. such statements concerning the lack of the leopard-skin chief's juridical authority can be traced to an empirical negation of the applicability of the Durkheimian conception of moral authority (see Free ...
Simon Susen and Bryan S. Turner - BIROn
... interpretation of Parsons was provided by François Bourricaud (1981 [1977]) in The Sociology of Talcott Parsons. French social scientists carved out a rich tradition of their own, but it remained largely sealed off from the rest of the world. In epistemological terms, they were often sceptical about ...
... interpretation of Parsons was provided by François Bourricaud (1981 [1977]) in The Sociology of Talcott Parsons. French social scientists carved out a rich tradition of their own, but it remained largely sealed off from the rest of the world. In epistemological terms, they were often sceptical about ...
Chapter 3 - roar@UEL
... Architecture and Scholastic Thought (Bourdieu, 1967b). His adoption of the concept of habitus was, accordingly, not at all linguistically pretentious. ...
... Architecture and Scholastic Thought (Bourdieu, 1967b). His adoption of the concept of habitus was, accordingly, not at all linguistically pretentious. ...
The Ancient Greek City-State
... (periechousa) all the other [sorts of koinonia]" (1252a5-6). One of the purposes of the Politics is to explain how the broader society could be encompassed by the narrower citizen-society. If we translate koinonia as "society," then in the key sentence Aristotle is asking "what sort of society is th ...
... (periechousa) all the other [sorts of koinonia]" (1252a5-6). One of the purposes of the Politics is to explain how the broader society could be encompassed by the narrower citizen-society. If we translate koinonia as "society," then in the key sentence Aristotle is asking "what sort of society is th ...
Ellen Meiksins Wood The Retreat from Class A New True Socialism
... The most distinctive feature of this current is the autonomization of ideology and politics from any social basis, and more specifically, from any class foundation. Against the assumption, which it attributes to Marxism, that economic conditions automatically give rise to political forces and that ...
... The most distinctive feature of this current is the autonomization of ideology and politics from any social basis, and more specifically, from any class foundation. Against the assumption, which it attributes to Marxism, that economic conditions automatically give rise to political forces and that ...
Anti-intellectualism
Anti-intellectualism is hostility towards and mistrust of intellect, intellectuals, and intellectual pursuits, usually expressed as the derision of education, philosophy, literature, art, and science, as impractical and contemptible. Alternatively, self-described intellectuals who are alleged to fail to adhere to rigorous standards of scholarship may be described as anti-intellectuals although pseudo-intellectualism is a more commonly, and perhaps more accurately, used description for this phenomenon.In public discourse, anti-intellectuals are usually perceived and publicly present themselves as champions of the common folk—populists against political elitism and academic elitism—proposing that the educated are a social class detached from the everyday concerns of the majority, and that they dominate political discourse and higher education.Because ""anti-intellectual"" can be pejorative, defining specific cases of anti-intellectualism can be troublesome; one can object to specific facets of intellectualism or the application thereof without being dismissive of intellectual pursuits in general. Moreover, allegations of anti-intellectualism can constitute an appeal to authority or an appeal to ridicule that attempts to discredit an opponent rather than specifically addressing his or her arguments.Anti-intellectualism is a common facet of totalitarian dictatorships to oppress political dissent. Perhaps its most extreme political form was during the 1970s in Cambodia under the rule of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge, when people were killed for being academics or even for merely wearing eyeglasses (as it suggested literacy) in the Killing Fields.During the Spanish Civil War and the following dictatorship, General Francisco Franco's civilian repression, the White Terror campaign, killed an estimated 200,000 civilians, targeting heavily writers, artists, teachers and professors.